Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 7:2

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 treaty^b 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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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and when the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
has delivered them over	וּנְתָנָ֞ם	ū·nə·ṯā·nām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to you	לְפָנֶ֖יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
to defeat them	וְהִכִּיתָ֑ם	wə·hik·kî·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
then you must devote them to complete destruction	הַחֲרֵ֤ם	ha·ḥă·rêm	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
Make	תִכְרֹ֥ת	ṯiḵ·rōṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
treaty	בְּרִ֖ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with them	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and show them no	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
mercy	תְחָנֵּֽם׃	ṯə·ḥān·nêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H2603 shew favour, be gracious

Cross-references

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

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.