9 This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.
Ezekiel 44:9
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Isaiah 56:2–4
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Genesis 17:13–15
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Deuteronomy 23:1–2
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Leviticus 17:11–13
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Leviticus 17:7–9
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