13 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.20.13",
"source": "וּנְתָנָ֛הּ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְהִכִּיתָ֥ אֶת־כָּל־זְכוּרָ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃",
"text": "And *nĕtānāh* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵā* in-*yādeḵā*, *wĕ-hikkîtā* *ʾet*-all-*zĕḵûrāh* to-*pî*-*ḥāreḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*û-nĕtānāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and he will give it",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God",
"*bĕ-yādeḵā*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your hand",
"*wĕ-hikkîtā*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall strike",
"*ʾet-kol-zĕḵûrāh*": "direct object marker + construct + masculine singular noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - all its males",
"*lĕ-pî-ḥāreḇ*": "preposition + masculine singular construct + feminine singular noun - by the edge of the sword"
},
"variants": {
"*nĕtānāh*": "gives/delivers/hands over",
"*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "your God/deity",
"*yādeḵā*": "your hand/power/control",
"*hikkîtā*": "strike/smite/attack",
"*zĕḵûrāh*": "its males/men/male population",
"*pî-ḥāreḇ*": "edge of the sword/blade/mouth of the sword"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.20.14",
"source": "רַ֣ק הַ֠נָּשִׁים וְהַטַּ֨ף וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה בָעִ֛יר כָּל־שְׁלָלָ֖הּ תָּבֹ֣ז לָ֑ךְ וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ אֶת־שְׁלַ֣ל אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לָֽךְ׃",
"text": "Only the-*nāšîm* and-the-*ṭaf* and-the-*bĕhēmāh* and-all which *yihyeh* in-the-*ʿîr*, all-*šĕlālāh* *tāḇōz* to-you, *wĕ-ʾāḵaltā* *ʾet*-*šĕlal* *ʾōyḇêḵā* which *nātan* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵā* to-you.",
"grammar": {
"*raq*": "adverb - only",
"*hannāšîm*": "definite article + feminine plural noun - the women",
"*wĕ-haṭṭaf*": "conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the children",
"*wĕ-habbĕhēmāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the livestock",
"*wĕ-ḵōl*": "conjunction + construct - and all",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will be",
"*ḇā-ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the city",
"*kol-šĕlālāh*": "construct + feminine singular noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - all its spoil",
"*tāḇōz*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall take as spoil",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*wĕ-ʾāḵaltā*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall eat/enjoy",
"*ʾet-šĕlal*": "direct object marker + masculine singular construct - the spoil of",
"*ʾōyḇêḵā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your enemies",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has given",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you"
},
"variants": {
"*nāšîm*": "women/wives/females",
"*ṭaf*": "children/little ones/dependents",
"*bĕhēmāh*": "livestock/cattle/animals",
"*yihyeh*": "will be/exist/remain",
"*ʿîr*": "city/town",
"*šĕlālāh*": "its spoil/plunder/goods",
"*tāḇōz*": "take as spoil/plunder/seize",
"*ʾāḵaltā*": "eat/consume/enjoy",
"*šĕlal*": "spoil/plunder/booty",
"*ʾōyḇêḵā*": "your enemies/adversaries/foes",
"*nātan*": "given/granted/provided",
"*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "your God/deity"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.20.15",
"source": "כֵּ֤ן תַּעֲשֶׂה֙ לְכָל־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים הָרְחֹקֹ֥ת מִמְּךָ֖ מְאֹ֑ד אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־מֵעָרֵ֥י הַגּֽוֹיִם־הָאֵ֖לֶּה הֵֽנָּה׃",
"text": "Thus *taʿăśeh* to-all-the-*ʿārîm* the-*rĕḥōqōt* from-you *mĕʾōd*, which not-from-*ʿārê* the-*gôyim*-these *hēnnāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall do",
"*lĕ-ḵol-he-ʿārîm*": "preposition + construct + definite article + feminine plural noun - to all the cities",
"*hārĕḥōqōt*": "definite article + adjective feminine plural - the distant ones",
"*mimmĕḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from you",
"*mĕʾōd*": "adverb - very",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*lōʾ-mē-ʿārê*": "negative particle + preposition + feminine plural construct - not from cities of",
"*ha-gôyim-hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + masculine plural noun + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - these nations",
"*hēnnāh*": "3rd person feminine plural pronoun - they (are)"
},
"variants": {
"*taʿăśeh*": "do/act/perform",
"*ʿārîm*": "cities/towns",
"*rĕḥōqōt*": "distant/far/remote",
"*mĕʾōd*": "very/exceedingly/greatly",
"*ʿārê*": "cities of/towns of",
"*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*hēnnāh*": "they are/they (feminine)"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.20.16",
"source": "רַ֗ק מֵעָרֵ֤י הָֽעַמִּים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָ֑ה לֹ֥א תְחַיֶּ֖ה כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה׃",
"text": "Only from-*ʿārê* the-*ʿammîm* these, which *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵā* *nōtēn* to-you *naḥălāh*, not *tĕḥayyeh* any-*nĕšāmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*raq*": "adverb - only/surely",
"*mē-ʿārê*": "preposition + feminine plural construct - from cities of",
"*hā-ʿammîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the peoples",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - these",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God",
"*nōtēn*": "qal participle masculine singular - giving",
"*lĕḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*naḥălāh*": "feminine singular noun - inheritance",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tĕḥayyeh*": "piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall let live",
"*kol-nĕšāmāh*": "construct + feminine singular noun - any breathing thing"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿārê*": "cities of/towns of",
"*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes",
"*nōtēn*": "giving/granting/providing",
"*naḥălāh*": "inheritance/possession/property",
"*tĕḥayyeh*": "let live/preserve alive/spare",
"*nĕšāmāh*": "breathing thing/living being/soul"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.20.17",
"source": "כִּֽי־הַחֲרֵ֣ם תַּחֲרִימֵ֗ם הַחִתִּ֤י וְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ הַכְּנַעֲנִ֣י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוְּךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "For *ḥaḥărēm* *taḥărîmēm* the *haḥittî* *wə-hāʾĕmōrî* the *hakəna'ănî* *wə-hapərizzî* the *haḥiwwî* *wə-hayəḇûsî* as *kăʾăšer* commanded you *YHWH* *ʾĕlōheḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"כִּֽי": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ḥaḥărēm*": "infinitive absolute - utterly destroy/devote to destruction",
"*taḥărîmēm*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you shall utterly destroy them",
"*haḥittî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Hittite",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*hāʾĕmōrî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Amorite",
"*hakəna'ănî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Canaanite",
"*hapərizzî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Perizzite",
"*haḥiwwî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Hivite",
"*hayəḇûsî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jebusite",
"*kăʾăšer*": "conjunction - as/according to",
"צִוְּךָ֖": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he commanded you",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥaḥărēm*": "utterly destroy/devote to destruction/place under ban",
"*taḥărîmēm*": "you shall utterly destroy them/devote them to destruction",
"*YHWH*": "the proper name of Israel's God/often translated as LORD"
}
}