Deuteronomy 20
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Deuteronomy 20:16-18

16Howeverרַ֗קRakH7535,in the citiesמֵעָרֵ֤יme.'a.ReiH5892of theהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youas an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,you must not leave aliveלֹ֥א תְחַיֶּ֖הlo' te.chai.YehH3808H2421anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that breathesנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397.
17Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you must devote them to complete destructionH2763—the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983—asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has commanded youצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680,
18so thatלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808teachיְלַמְּד֤וּye.la.me.DuH3925אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853you to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the detestable thingsתּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔םto.'a.vo.TamH8441אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they doעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213for their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑םle.lo.hei.HemH430,and so cause you to sinוַחֲטָאתֶ֖םva.cha.ta.TemH2398against the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
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