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What does Deuteronomy 23:4 mean?

They didn’t give you food or water when you came out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam to curse you. Deuteronomy 23:4 - Modern Text Bible

(This explains why Ammonites and Moabites are excluded: they were hostile to Israel during their journey from Egypt.)