and when the Lord your God delivers them before you and you [a]defeat them, (A)then you shall [b]utterly destroy them. (B)You shall make no covenant with them (C)and show no favor to them.

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:2 Lit smite
  2. Deuteronomy 7:2 Lit surely devote to the ban

and when the Lord your God has delivered(A) them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy(B) them totally.[a](C) Make no treaty(D) with them, and show them no mercy.(E)

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.

13 [a](A)You shall not pity him, but (B)you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 19:13 Lit Your eye

13 Show no pity.(A) You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood,(B) so that it may go well with you.

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