What Does the Bible Say About Bastard?
Here are 5 Bible verses about bastard, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Judges 11:1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
BSBNow Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
- #2Ezekiel 23:1-49
The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. …
BSBAgain the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother, and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed. The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem. Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds. …
- #3Deuteronomy 23:2
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.
BSBNo one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
- #4Hebrews 12:8
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
BSBIf you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
- #5Zechariah 9:6
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
BSBA mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
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