Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 20:17
17For you must devote them to complete destructiona— 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.
Word by word
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| 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.
Isaiah 34:5–6 · Jeremiah 50:35–40 · Ezekiel 38:21–23 · Jeremiah 48:10 · Deuteronomy 7:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.