Deuteronomy 13
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Deuteronomy 13:15-16

15you must surely putH5221 the inhabitantsH3427 of thatH1931 cityH5892 to the swordH6310H2719. Devote to destructionH27631 allH3605 its people and livestockH929.

16AndH853 you are to gatherH6908 allH3605 its plunderH7998 inH413 the middleH8432 of the public squareH7339, and completely burnH8313H784 the cityH5892 and allH3605 its plunderH7998 as a whole burnt offeringH3632 to the LORDH3068 your GodH430. The city must remainH1961 a mound of ruinsH8510 foreverH5769, neverH3808 to be rebuiltH1129H5750.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 13:15 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; similarly in verse 17. ↩

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