New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 20:13-18

13When the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,you shall strikeוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605themenזְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.RahH2138in it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

14HoweverH7534,the womenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802,the childrenוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945,the animalsוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,and everythingוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605that is in the cityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892,allכָּל־kol-H3605of its spoilsשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998,you shall takeH962as plunderתָּבֹ֣זta.VozH962for yourself; and you shalluseוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398the spoilsשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of your enemiesH340whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414you.

15ThisH3651isH3651whatH3651you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892that are veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farהָרְחֹקֹ֥תha.re.cho.KotH7350from you, whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834are not of the citiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471nearbyH2008.

16OnlyH7534in the citiesמֵעָרֵ֤יme.'a.ReiH5892of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428peoplesהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you as an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,you shall not leaveH2421anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that breathesנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397aliveH2421.

17Insteadכִּֽי־ki-H3588, you shallutterlyהַחֲרֵ֣םha.cha.RemH2763destroyתַּחֲרִימֵ֗םta.cha.ri.MemH2763them, the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850and the Amoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680you,

18soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they will not teachיְלַמְּד֤וּye.la.me.DuH3925you to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the same detestableH8441practicesH8441of theirs whichH834they have doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213for their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑םle.lo.hei.HemH430, by which you wouldsinוַחֲטָאתֶ֖םva.cha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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