Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 3:6

⁶We devoted them to destruction,^a as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.

Footnotes

a 3:6 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
We devoted them to destruction	וַנַּחֲרֵ֣ם	wan·na·ḥă·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
we had done	עָשִׂ֔ינוּ	‘ā·śî·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H6213 do, make
to Sihon	לְסִיחֹ֖ן	lə·sî·ḥōn	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5511 Sihon
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Heshbon	חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן	ḥeš·bō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
utterly destroying	הַחֲרֵם֙	ha·ḥă·rêm	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
the men	מְתִ֔ם	mə·ṯim	Noun - masculine plural	H4962 male, man
women	הַנָּשִׁ֖ים	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and children	וְהַטָּֽף׃	wə·haṭ·ṭāp̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2945 children
of every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.