15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 13:15:1 ⧉הַכֵּהhakehyou shall strike Deuteronomy 13:15:2 ⧉תַכֶּהtakehstriking Deuteronomy 13:15:3 ⧉אֵת־יֹשְׁבֵיetyoshveithe inhabitants Deuteronomy 13:15:4 ⧉הָעִירhairof the city Deuteronomy 13:15:5 ⧉ההואhahuthat Deuteronomy 13:15:6 ⧉הַהִיאhahithat {feminine} Deuteronomy 13:15:7 ⧉לְפִי־חָרֶבlefikharevwith the edge of the sword Deuteronomy 13:15:8 ⧉הַחֲרֵםhakharemyou shall devote {to destruction} Deuteronomy 13:15:9 ⧉אֹתָהּotahit Deuteronomy 13:15:10 ⧉וְאֵת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּveetkolashervahand all that is in it Deuteronomy 13:15:11 ⧉וְאֵת־בְּהֶמְתָּהּveetbehemtahand its livestock Deuteronomy 13:15:12 ⧉לְפִי־חָרֶב׃lefikharevwith the edge of the sword |
15. Formal Translation You must surely strike down the inhabitants of that city by the sword and utterly destroy the city by the ban, including all that is in it and its livestock. |
15. Dynamic Translation You must put to death the inhabitants of that city, devoting it to destruction—everyone in it and its livestock—by the sword. |