▁no ▁man ▁could ▁marry ▁his ▁father ' s ▁former ▁wife . ▁A ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁ends ▁here . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁reading , ▁Mos es ▁taught ▁that ▁God ' s ▁con greg ation ▁could ▁not ▁admit ▁into ▁membership ▁anyone ▁whose ▁test es ▁were ▁cr ushed ▁or ▁whose ▁member ▁was ▁cut ▁off . ▁A ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁ends ▁here . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁reading , ▁Mos es ▁taught ▁that ▁God ' s ▁con greg ation ▁could ▁not ▁admit ▁into ▁membership ▁anyone ▁mis beg ot ten ▁( , ▁m am zer ) ▁or ▁anyone ▁desc ended ▁within ▁ten ▁gener ations ▁from ▁one ▁mis beg ot ten . ▁A ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁ends ▁here . ▁ ▁And ▁as ▁the ▁reading ▁continues , ▁Mos es ▁instruct ed ▁that ▁God ' s ▁con greg ation ▁could ▁not ▁admit ▁into ▁membership ▁any ▁Am mon ite ▁or ▁Mo ab ite , ▁or ▁anyone ▁desc ended ▁within ▁ten ▁gener ations ▁from ▁an ▁Am mon ite ▁or ▁Mo ab ite . ▁As ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁lived , ▁Israel ites ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁concern ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁w elf are ▁or ▁benefit ▁of ▁Am mon ites ▁or ▁Mo ab ites , ▁because ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁with ▁food ▁and ▁water ▁after ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁left ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁because ▁they ▁h ired ▁B ala am ▁to ▁cur se ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁— ▁but ▁God ▁refused ▁to ▁he