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Deuteronomy 13:15

you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.

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ASV

thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

KJV

Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַכֵּ֣הha.Kehcertainly <to strike>H5221 →
תַכֶּ֗הta.Kehyou will strikeH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
הָעִ֥ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
הַהִ֖יאha.hu'<the> thatH1931 →
לְפִי־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310 →
חָ֑רֶבCha.rev[the] swordH2719 →
הַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.Remtotally destroyH2763 →
אֹתָ֧הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
בָּ֛הּbah[are] in it
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.Tahlivestock itsH929 →
לְפִי־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310 →
חָֽרֶב׃Cha.rev[the] swordH2719 →

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Leviticus 27:28Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.Exodus 22:20If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.Deuteronomy 7:2and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.Numbers 21:2So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.”Deuteronomy 7:16You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.Revelation 17:16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.Revelation 19:2–3For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”Joshua 6:24Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.Judges 20:48And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.Exodus 23:24You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.Revelation 18:18–24and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.Joshua 6:17–21Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.Deuteronomy 2:34At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.Judges 21:10So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children.Joshua 22:12And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.Numbers 25:4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”Numbers 25:5So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”

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