Deuteronomy 20:17

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

But thou shalt utterly destroy them; [namely], the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

Complete Jewish Bible:

Rather you must destroy them completely - the Hitti, the Emori, the Kena'ani, the P'rizi, the Hivi and the Y'vusi - as ADONAI your God has ordered you;

Berean Standard Bible:

For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,

American Standard Version:

but thou shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

But thou shalt utterly{H2763} destroy{H2763} them; namely, the Hittites{H2850}, and the Amorites{H567}, the Canaanites{H3669}, and the Perizzites{H6522}, the Hivites{H2340}, and the Jebusites{H2983}; as the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath commanded{H6680} thee:

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 34:5

  • For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Isaiah 34:6

  • The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, [and] with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

Deuteronomy 7:1

  • ¶ 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;

Deuteronomy 7:2

  • 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:

Jeremiah 50:35

  • A sword [is] upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise [men].

Jeremiah 50:40

  • As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the LORD; [so] shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

Ezekiel 38:21

  • And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.

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Commentary for Deuteronomy 20:17

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2763
    There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָרַם
    Transliteration: châram
    Pronunciation: khaw-ram'
    Description: a primitive root; to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose; make accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away).
  2. Strong's Number: H2850
    There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חִתִּי
    Transliteration: Chittîy
    Pronunciation: khit-tee'
    Description: patronymically from חֵת; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth; Hittite, Hittities.
  3. Strong's Number: H567
    There are 715 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱמֹרִי
    Transliteration: ʼĔmôrîy
    Pronunciation: em-o-ree'
    Description: probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from אָמַר in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Amorite.
  4. Strong's Number: H3669
    There are 71 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כְּנַעַנִי
    Transliteration: Kᵉnaʻanîy
    Pronunciation: ken-ah-an-ee'
    Description: patrial from כְּנַעַן; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans); Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
  5. Strong's Number: H6522
    There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פְּרִזִּי
    Transliteration: Pᵉrizzîy
    Pronunciation: per-iz-zee'
    Description: for פְּרָזִי; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Perizzite.
  6. Strong's Number: H2340
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חִוִּי
    Transliteration: Chivvîy
    Pronunciation: khiv-vee'
    Description: perhaps from חַוָּה; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine; Hivite.
  7. Strong's Number: H2983
    There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְבוּסִי
    Transliteration: Yᵉbûwçîy
    Pronunciation: yeb-oo-see'
    Description: xlit Yebûwçîy corrected to Yᵉbûwçîy; patrial from יְבוּס; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus; Jebusite(-s).
  8. Strong's Number: H3068
    There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהֹוָה
    Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
    Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
    Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
  9. Strong's Number: H430
    There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
    Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
    Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
    Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; 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; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  10. Strong's Number: H6680
    There are 475 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָוָה
    Transliteration: tsâvâh
    Pronunciation: tsaw-vaw'
    Description: a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.