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16 You shall devour all the peoples that the Lord your God is giving over to you, showing them no pity; you shall not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.(A)

17 “If you say to yourself, ‘These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?’ 18 do not be afraid of them. Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt,(B) 19 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs and wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out. The Lord your God will do the same to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.(C) 20 Moreover, the Lord your God will send swarms of hornets[a] against them until even the survivors and the fugitives are destroyed.(D) 21 Have no dread of them, for the Lord your God, who is present with you, is a great and awesome God.(E) 22 The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to make a quick end of them, otherwise the wild animals would become too numerous for you.(F) 23 But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great panic until they are destroyed. 24 He will hand their kings over to you, and you shall blot out their name from under heaven; no one will be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them.(G) 25 The images of their gods you shall burn with fire. Do not covet the silver or the gold that is on them and take it for yourself, because you could be ensnared by it, for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God.(H) 26 Do not bring an abhorrent thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction like it. You must utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.

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  1. 7.20 Meaning of Heb uncertain

16 And (A)you shall consume all the peoples that the Lord your God will give over to you. (B)Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be (C)a snare to you.

17 “If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’ 18 (D)you shall not be afraid of them but you shall (E)remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt, 19 the great trials that your eyes saw, (F)the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. So will the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. 20 Moreover, (G)the Lord your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. 21 You shall not be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is (H)in your midst, (I)a great and awesome God. 22 (J)The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once,[a] lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you. 23 (K)But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed. 24 And (L)he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall (M)make their name perish from under heaven. (N)No one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them. 25 The carved images of their gods (O)you shall burn with fire. You (P)shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be (Q)ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. 26 And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction[b] like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, (R)for it is devoted to destruction.

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:22 Or quickly
  2. Deuteronomy 7:26 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); twice in this verse