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Deuteronomy 20:13-16

13And when the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath deliveredוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into thine handsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221every maleזְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.RahH2138thereof with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

14But the womenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802,and the little onesוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945,and the cattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,and all that is in the cityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892, evenall the spoilשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998thereof, shalt thou takeתָּבֹ֣זta.VozH962unto thyself; and thou shalt eatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398the spoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

15Thus shalt thou doתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213unto all the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which areveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966far offהָרְחֹקֹ֥תha.re.cho.KotH7350from thee, whichהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2007arenot of the citiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of these nationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471.

16But of the citiesמֵעָרֵ֤יme.'a.ReiH5892of these peopleהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971,which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doth giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee foran inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,thou shalt save aliveתְחַיֶּ֖הte.chai.YehH2421nothing that breathethנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397:

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