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"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.20.18",
"source": "לְמַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יְלַמְּד֤וּ אֶתְכֶם֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכֹל֙ תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "For *ləma'an* *ʾăšer* not *yəlamməḏû* you to do *kəḵōl* *tô'ăḇōtām* *ʾăšer* they did to their *lēʾlōhêhem* and you would sin against *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵem*.",
"grammar": {
"*ləma'an*": "preposition + conjunction - in order that/so that",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"לֹֽא": "negative particle - not",
"*yəlamməḏû*": "piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will teach",
"אֶתְכֶם֙": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you (plural)",
"לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to do",
"*kəḵōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - according to all of",
"*tô'ăḇōtām*": "noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their abominations",
"עָשׂ֖וּ": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they did/made",
"*lēʾlōhêhem*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to/for their gods",
"וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you would sin",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhêḵem*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God"
},
"variants": {
"*ləma'an*": "in order that/so that/for the purpose that",
"*tô'ăḇōtām*": "their abominations/detestable practices/abhorrent rituals",
"*lēʾlōhêhem*": "to their gods/for their deities",
"*YHWH*": "the proper name of Israel's God/often translated as LORD"
}
}