2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 7:2:1 ⧉וּנְתָנָ֞םunetanamand gives them Deuteronomy 7:2:2 ⧉יְהוָ֧הyahwehLORD Deuteronomy 7:2:3 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 7:2:4 ⧉לְפָנֶ֖יךָlefanekhabefore you Deuteronomy 7:2:5 ⧉וְהִכִּיתָ֑םvehikitamand you defeat them Deuteronomy 7:2:6 ⧉הַחֲרֵ֤םhakharemdevote to destruction Deuteronomy 7:2:7 ⧉תַּחֲרִים֙takharimyou must devote Deuteronomy 7:2:8 ⧉אֹתָ֔םotamthem Deuteronomy 7:2:9 ⧉לֹא־תִכְרֹ֥תlotikhrotyou shall not make Deuteronomy 7:2:10 ⧉לָהֶ֛םlahemwith them Deuteronomy 7:2:11 ⧉בְּרִ֖יתbereeta covenant Deuteronomy 7:2:12 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Deuteronomy 7:2:13 ⧉תְחָנֵּֽם׃techanemshow mercy to them |
2. Formal Translation And when the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Divine Warrior} hands them over to you, and you strike them down, you must utterly devote them to destruction. You shall not cut a covenant with them, and you shall not show them mercy. |
2. Dynamic Translation When the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, National Defender} puts them in your power and you defeat them, place them under total ban. Do not enter a treaty with them, and do not treat them with favor. |