Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 13:15–16

¹⁵you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction^c all its people and livestock.

¹⁶And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.

Footnotes

c 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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Deuteronomy 13:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you must surely put	הַכֵּ֣ה	hak·kêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H5221 smite
the inhabitants	יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of that	הַהוּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
city	הָעִ֥יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
to the sword	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
Devote to destruction	הַחֲרֵ֨ם	ha·ḥă·rêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
and livestock	בְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּ	bə·hem·tāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle

Deuteronomy 13:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
you are to gather	תִּקְבֹּץ֮	tiq·bōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6908 gather, collect
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its plunder	שְׁלָלָ֗הּ	šə·lā·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the middle	תּ֣וֹךְ	tō·wḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the public square	רְחֹבָהּ֒	rə·ḥō·ḇāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza
and completely burn	וְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨	wə·śā·rap̄·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8313 burn
the city	הָעִ֤יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its plunder	שְׁלָלָהּ֙	šə·lā·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
as a whole burnt offering	כָּלִ֔יל	kā·lîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3632 entire, whole, holocaust
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
must remain	וְהָיְתָה֙	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a mound of ruins	תֵּ֣ל	têl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8510 mound
forever	עוֹלָ֔ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to be rebuilt	תִבָּנֶ֖ה	ṯib·bā·neh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1129 build

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 13:15 Exodus 22:20 · Leviticus 27:28 · Deuteronomy 7:2

Deuteronomy 13:16 Joshua 8:28 · Jeremiah 49:2 · Joshua 6:24 · Isaiah 25:2 · Isaiah 17:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.