Deuteronomy 23:3

Exclusion from the Congregation

2No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.3No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation. 4For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.

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Berean Standard Bible
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.
American Standard Version (1901)
An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Jehovah for ever:
Bible in Basic English
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their people to the tenth generation may come into the meeting of the Lord's people:
Douay-Rheims 1899
The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation shall not enter into the church of the Lord for ever:
Free Bible Version
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants are allowed to enter the Lord's sanctuary, up to the tenth generation.
Geneva Bible 1599
The Ammonites and the Moabites shall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord: euen to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the Congregation of the Lord for euer,
King James (Authorized) Version
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
One Unity Resource Bible
An Ammonite [Tribal people] or a Moabite [From father] shall not enter into Adonai ’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one belonging to them enter into Adonai ’s assembly forever;
Translation for Translators
“No one from the Ammon or Moab people-groups shall be ◄included as one of/allowed to worship with► Yahweh’s people, extending to the tenth generation.
Unlocked Literal Bible
An Ammonite or a Moabite may not belong to the assembly of Yahweh; as far as to the tenth generation of his descendants, none of them may belong to the assembly of Yahweh.
Noah Webster Bible
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
World English Bible
An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one belonging to them enter into Yahweh’s assembly forever,
Young's Literal Translation
'An Ammonite and a Moabite doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of them doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah — to the age;