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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.
Deuteronomy 13:15
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הַכֵּ֣ה תַכֶּ֗ה אֶת־יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י הָעִ֥יר הַהִ֖יא לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב הַחֲרֵ֨ם אֹתָ֧הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֛הּ וְאֶת־בְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃

  1. הַכֵּ֣הha.Keh“certainly <to strike>”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  2. תַכֶּ֗הta.Keh“you will strike”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.Vei“[the] inhabitants of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. הָעִ֥ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  6. הַהִ֖יאha.hu'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. לְפִי־le.fi-“to [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “edge” · Strong's H6310H
  8. חָ֑רֶבCha.rev“[the] sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  9. הַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.Rem“totally destroy”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from חָרַם · “to devote; destroy” · Strong's H2763A
  10. אֹתָ֧הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> it”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. בָּ֛הּbah“[are] in it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  15. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. בְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.Tah“livestock its”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בְּהֵמָה · “animal” · Strong's H0929
  17. לְפִי־le.fi-“to [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “edge” · Strong's H6310H
  18. חָֽרֶב׃Cha.rev“[the] sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)