Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 20:16–17

¹⁶However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. ¹⁷For you must devote them to complete destruction^a— the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites— as the LORD your God has commanded you,

Footnotes

a 20:17 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.

Read all of Deuteronomy 20

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Deuteronomy 20:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
However	רַ֗ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
in the cities	מֵעָרֵ֤י	mê·‘ā·rê	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of the	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
nations	הָֽעַמִּים֙	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
that	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
is giving	נֹתֵ֥ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
as an inheritance	נַחֲלָ֑ה	na·ḥă·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
you must not leave alive	תְחַיֶּ֖ה	ṯə·ḥay·yeh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2421 live
anything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that breathes	נְשָׁמָֽה׃	nə·šā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H5397 breath

Deuteronomy 20:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you must devote them to complete destruction	הַחֲרֵ֣ם	ha·ḥă·rêm	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
the Hittites	הַחִתִּ֤י	ha·ḥit·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)
Amorites	וְהָאֱמֹרִי֙	wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
Canaanites	הַכְּנַעֲנִ֣י	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
Perizzites	וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י	wə·hap·pə·riz·zî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6522 Perizzite
Hivites	הַחִוִּ֖י	ha·ḥiw·wî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2340 Chivvite
and Jebusites	וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י	wə·hay·ḇū·sî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
has commanded you	צִוְּךָ֖	ṣiw·wə·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 20:16 Joshua 11:14 · Numbers 21:2–3 · Deuteronomy 7:1–4 · Joshua 6:17–21 · Deuteronomy 7:16 · Joshua 10:40 · Joshua 10:28 · Numbers 33:52 · Exodus 23:31–33 · Joshua 11:11–12 · Numbers 21:35

Deuteronomy 20:17 Isaiah 34:5–6 · Jeremiah 50:35–40 · Ezekiel 38:21–23 · Jeremiah 48:10 · Deuteronomy 7:1–2

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.