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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: (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 1
הַחֲרֵ֣םha.cha.Remcertainly <to totally destroy>
Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to devote/destroy
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 22:20, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 21:2, Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2763A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 2
תַּחֲרִימֵ֗םta.cha.ri.Memyou will totally destroy them
Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to devote/destroy
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 22:20, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 21:2, Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2763A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 3
הַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.Tithe Hittite[s]
Lemma: חִתִּי (chit.ti) · Strong's: H2850
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Hittite
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 15:20, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 26:34, Genesis 36:2, Genesis 49:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2850; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 4
וְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.Riand the Amorite[s]
Lemma: אֱמֹרִי (e.mo.ri) · Strong's: H0567
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Amorite
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 10:16, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0567; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 5
הַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite[s]
Lemma: כְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) · Strong's: H3669A
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Canaanite
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3669A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 6
וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.Ziand the Perizzite[s]
Lemma: פְּרִזִּי (pe.riz.zi) · Strong's: H6522
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Perizzite
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:20, Genesis 34:30, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 23:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6522; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 7
הַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.Vithe Hivite[s]
Lemma: חִוִּי (chiv.vi) · Strong's: H2340
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Hivite
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 10:17, Genesis 34:2, Genesis 36:2, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2340; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 8
וְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.Siand the Jebusite[s]
Lemma: יְבוּסִי (ye.vu.si) · Strong's: H2983G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Jebusite
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:16, Genesis 15:21, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2983G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 9
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 10
צִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.Khahe commanded you
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 11
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 12
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ\׃'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:17 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you must devote them to complete destruction | → | חָרַם H2763A to devote/destroy |
| . . . | → | חָרַם H2763A to devote/destroy |
| the Hittites | → | חִתִּי H2850 Hittite |
| Amorites | → | אֱמֹרִי H0567 Amorite |
| Canaanites | → | כְּנַעֲנִי H3669A Canaanite |
| Perizzites | → | פְּרִזִּי H6522 Perizzite |
| Hivites | → | חִוִּי H2340 Hivite |
| and Jebusites | → | יְבוּסִי H2983G Jebusite |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| has commanded you | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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