1 On that day they ^aread from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And ^bin it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, 2 for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, ^cbut hired Balaam against them to curse them—^dyet our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 As soon as the people heard the law, they ^eseparated from Israel all those of foreign descent.