Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 7:1–2

1When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations— the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— 2and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction.a Make no treatyb with them and show them no mercy.

Footnotes

  • a 7:2 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; also twice in verse 26.
  • b 7:2 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant.

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Deuteronomy 7:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
bringsיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙yə·ḇî·’ă·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
you intoאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the landהָאָ֕רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתָּ֥ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are enteringבָא־ḇā-Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּlə·riš·tāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
and He drives outוְנָשַׁ֣לwə·nā·šalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5394 slip or drop off
before youמִפָּנֶ֡יךָmip·pā·ne·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
manyרַבִּ֣ים׀rab·bîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
nationsגּֽוֹיִם־gō·w·yim-Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּי֩ha·ḥit·tîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2850 Hittite(s)
Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יwə·hag·gir·gā·šîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1622 Girgashite
Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יwə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH567 Amorites
Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יwə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3669 trader, merchant
Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יwə·hap·pə·riz·zîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6522 Perizzite
Hivitesוְהַֽחִוִּי֙wə·ha·ḥiw·wîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2340 Chivvite
and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יwə·hay·ḇū·sîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הšiḇ·‘āhNumber - masculine singularH7651 seven
nationsגוֹיִ֔םḡō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
largerרַבִּ֥יםrab·bîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
and strongerוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםwa·‘ă·ṣū·mîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH6099 mighty, numerous
than youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mim·me·kāPreposition; second person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Deuteronomy 7:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and when the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
has delivered them overוּנְתָנָ֞םū·nə·ṯā·nāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
to youלְפָנֶ֖יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
to defeat themוְהִכִּיתָ֑םwə·hik·kî·ṯāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5221 smite
then you must devote them to complete destructionהַחֲרֵ֤םha·ḥă·rêmVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
Makeתִכְרֹ֥תṯiḵ·rōṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
noלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
treatyבְּרִ֖יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
with themלָהֶ֛םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
and show them noוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
mercyתְחָנֵּֽם׃ṯə·ḥān·nêmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH2603 shew favour, be gracious

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 31:3 · Acts 13:19 · Deuteronomy 4:38 · Genesis 15:18–21 · Deuteronomy 20:1 · Exodus 33:2 · Psalm 44:2–3 · Deuteronomy 9:1 · Deuteronomy 9:4 · Deuteronomy 4:1–3 · Psalm 78:55 · Exodus 15:7

Deuteronomy 7:2 Exodus 23:32–33 · Judges 2:2 · Deuteronomy 20:16–17 · Joshua 2:14 · Joshua 10:30 · Deuteronomy 23:14 · Joshua 11:11–12 · Leviticus 27:28–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.