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Deuteronomy 7:2–5

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2and when the Lord your God has deliveredj them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroyk them totally.al Make no treatym with them, and show them no mercy.n 3Do not intermarry with them.o Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods,p and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroyq you. 5This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah polesbr and burn their idols in the fire.s

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Footnotes

  1. aThe Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.
  2. bThat is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in Deuteronomy

Cross references

  1. jSee Dt 2:33
  2. kSee Dt 2:34
  3. lNu 31:17; Dt 33:27; Jos 11:11
  4. mSee Ex 23:32
  5. nver 16; Dt 13:8; 19:13; 25:12
  6. oEx 34:15–16; Jos 22:16; Da 9:7
  7. pJdg 3:6
  8. qSee Dt 4:26
  9. rSee Ex 34:13; Dt 16:21
  10. sSee Ex 23:24

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and when the Lord your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them. You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly. But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and chop down their Asherim and burn their carved images with fire.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. You must not intermarry with them, and you must not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, because they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods. Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will swiftly destroy you. Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Lord your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy. You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters, for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you. This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and Yahweh your God will give them over to you and you defeat them, you must utterly destroy them; you shall not make a covenant with them, and you shall not show mercy to them. And you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to their son; and you shall not take his daughter for your son. For their sons and daughters will cause your son to turn away from following me, and so they will serve other gods, and the anger of Yahweh would be kindled against you, and he would quickly destroy you. But this is what you must do to them: you shall break down their altars, and their stone pillars you shall smash, and their Asherah poles you shall hew down, and you shall burn their idols with fire.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.