KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And when the Lord” | יְהוָ֧ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “thy God” | אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “shall deliver” | וּנְתָנָ֞ם | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | deliver |
| “them before” | לְפָנֶ֖יךָ | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “thee; thou shalt smite” | וְהִכִּיתָ֑ם | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | smite |
| “them, utterly” | הַֽחֲרֵ֤ם | To seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose | utterly |
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| “destroy” | תַּֽחֲרִים֙ | To seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose | destroy |
| “them; thou shalt make” | תִכְרֹ֥ת | To cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces) | make |
| “no” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | no |
| “covenant” | בְּרִ֖ית | A compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) | covenant |
| “with them, nor” | וְלֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | with them nor |
| “shew mercy” | תְחָנֵּֽם׃ | Properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e., move to favor by petition) | shew mercy |
| “unto them:” | תְחָנֵּֽם׃ | Properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e., move to favor by petition) | unto them |
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1 When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
2 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
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