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34 (A)At that time we captured all his cities and put every city under the ban,[a] men, women and children; we left no survivor.

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  1. 2:34 Under the ban: in Hebrew, herem, which means to devote to the Lord (cf. 7:1–5; 20:10–18). The biblical text often presents herem as the total extermination of a population as a manifestation of the will of the Lord. It is historically doubtful that Israel ever literally carried out this theological program.

34 At that time we took all his towns and completely destroyed[a](A) them—men, women and children. We left no survivors.

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  1. Deuteronomy 2:34 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.