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Deuteronomy 7:2

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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:

And when the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} shall deliver {H5414} them before {H6440} thee; thou shalt smite {H5221} them, and utterly {H2763} destroy {H2763} them; thou shalt make {H3772} no covenant {H1285} with them, nor shew mercy {H2603} unto them:

When he does this, when ADONAI your God hands them over ahead of you, and you defeat them, you are to destroy them completely! Do not make any covenant with them. Show them no mercy.

and 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.

and when Jehovah thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 23:32 (6 votes)

    Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

  • Exodus 23:33 (6 votes)

    They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

  • Judges 2:2 (6 votes)

    And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?

  • Deuteronomy 20:16 (4 votes)

    But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

  • Deuteronomy 20:17 (4 votes)

    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:

  • Leviticus 27:28 (3 votes)

    Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, [both] of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing [is] most holy unto the LORD.

  • Leviticus 27:29 (3 votes)

    None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death.