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Well, the two meanings imply quite different things. 'Though English is not my native language and I might be missing something, this is how I see it: "Son of defilement" would imply that the child was conceived in some miasmatic manner (*before his birth*), whereas "defiled son" would imply that the poor devil was somehow tainted *after his birth*.

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Heuristically speaking, it seems that the former explanation is more plausible -- as the latter explanation would imply some kind of time lag between birth and defilement.