▁the ▁Mo ab ites ▁and ▁the ▁Mo ab ites ' ▁ref us al ▁to ▁" me et ▁them ▁with ▁bread ▁and ▁water " ▁is ▁re called ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁Their ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁the ▁Israel ite ▁con greg ation , ▁" to ▁their ▁t enth ▁generation , ▁shall ▁they ▁not ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁for ▁ever ", ▁is ▁best ▁understood ▁to ▁mean ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁t enth ▁generation , ▁but ▁for ▁ever ; ▁and ▁this ▁law ▁was ▁understood ▁as ▁in ▁force ▁in ▁Ne hem iah ' s ▁time , ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁gener ations ▁from ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁C ana an . ▁The ▁text ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁read ▁in ▁ ▁when ▁the ▁post - ex il ic ▁temple ▁was ▁red edic ated . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁proph et ▁Jer em iah ' s ▁isol ation ▁and ▁de jection , ▁he ▁tells ▁God ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁" ne ither ▁l ent ▁for ▁interest , ▁nor ▁have ▁men ▁l ent ▁to ▁[ him ] ▁for ▁interest " ▁( ), ▁contrary ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 4 ▁The ▁Heb rew ▁Bible ▁reports ▁skin ▁disease ▁( , ▁t z ara ’ at ) ▁and ▁a ▁person ▁affected ▁by ▁skin ▁disease ▁( , ▁met z ora ) ▁at ▁several ▁places , ▁often ▁( and ▁sometimes ▁incorrectly ) ▁translated ▁as ▁" le pro s y " ▁and ▁" a ▁le per ." ▁In ▁ ▁to ▁help ▁Mos es ▁to ▁conv ince ▁others ▁that ▁God ▁had ▁sent ▁him