3 No Ammonite or Moabite may come into the meeting to worship the Lord. And none of their descendants for ten generations may come in.
4 This is because the Ammonites and Moabites did not give you bread and water when you came out of Egypt. And they hired Balaam to put a curse on you. He was the son of Beor from Pethor in Northwest Mesopotamia.
5 But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the curse into a blessing for you. The Lord your God loves you.
6 Don’t wish for their peace or success as long as you live.
7 Don’t hate Edomites. They are your relatives. Don’t hate Egyptians, because you were foreigners in their country.
8 The great-grandchildren of these two peoples may come into the meeting to worship the Lord.
9 When you are camped in time of war, keep away from unclean things.