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23:8	Fourth Reading Do not despise the Edomite, since he is your brother. Do not despise the Egyptian, since you were an immigrant in his land. Lo-teta'ev Adomi ki achicha hu lo-teta'ev Mitsri ki-ger hayita ve'artso.
23:9	[Therefore,] children born to [members of these nations] in the third generation [after becoming proselytes] may enter God's marriage group. Banim asher-yivaldu lahem dor shlishi yavo lahem bikehal Adonay.
23:10	When you go out as a camp against your enemies, you must avoid everything evil. Ki-tetse machaneh al-oyveycha venishmarta mikol davar ra.

Commentary:

your brother
Since the Edomites are descendants of Esau.

after becoming proselytes
(Yevamoth 78a).

everything evil
The usual immorality that is prevalent in an army camp (Ramban; Bachya). Also excessive cruelty (Josephus, Antiquities 4:8:42).

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