Deuteronomy 7:16-26
Lexham English Bible
16 And you shall devour all of the peoples that Yahweh your God is giving to you; you shall not pity them,[a] and you shall not serve their gods, which will be a snare for you.
17 “If you think in your heart, ‘These nations are more numerous than I, so how can I dispossess them?’ 18 then remember you must not be afraid of them; you must well remember what Yahweh your God did to Pharaoh and to all of Egypt: 19 the great trials that your eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the workings of the strong hand and the outstretched arm by which Yahweh your God brought you out; so Yahweh your God will do to all of the peoples because of whom[b] you are in fear before them.[c] 20 And, moreover, Yahweh your God will send the hornets[d] among them until both the survivors and the fugitives are destroyed[e] before you.[f] 21 You must not be in dread from the presence of them, because Yahweh your God, who is in your midst, is a great and awesome God. 22 And Yahweh your God will clear away these nations from before you[g] little by little; you will not be able to finish them off quickly, lest[h] the wild animals[i] multiply[j] against you.[k] 23 But Yahweh your God will give them to you,[l] and he will throw them into great panic until they are destroyed.[m] 24 And he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall blot out their names[n] from under the heaven; anyone will not be able to stand against you[o] until you destroy them.[p] 25 You shall burn the images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, and so you take it for yourself, so that you are not ensnared by it, for it is a detestable thing to Yahweh your God. 26 And you must not bring a detestable thing into your house, or you will become a thing devoted to destruction like it; you must utterly detest it, and you must utterly abhor it, for it is an object devoted to destruction.
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- Deuteronomy 7:16 Literally “your eye shall not take pity on them”
- Deuteronomy 7:19 Literally “from them”
- Deuteronomy 7:19 Literally “from their presence”
- Deuteronomy 7:20 Hebrew “hornet”
- Deuteronomy 7:20 Literally “the destroying of”
- Deuteronomy 7:20 Literally “from your faces”
- Deuteronomy 7:22 Literally “from your faces”
- Deuteronomy 7:22 Literally “so that not”
- Deuteronomy 7:22 Literally “animals of the field”
- Deuteronomy 7:22 Literally “will become numerous”
- Deuteronomy 7:22 Literally “on you”
- Deuteronomy 7:23 Literally “give them to your face”
- Deuteronomy 7:23 Literally “until their destroying”
- Deuteronomy 7:24 Hebrew “name”
- Deuteronomy 7:24 Literally “in your faces”
- Deuteronomy 7:24 Literally “until your destroying them”
Deuteronomy 7:16-26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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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- 7.20 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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