And YHWHוּ יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָwill give itנְתָנָהּinto your hand,בְּיָדֶךָand you shall strikeוְהִכִּיתָallאֶת כָּלits malesזְכוּרָהּwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword.חָרֶב
Deuteronomy 20:13
Study it in the app“And YHWH your Elohim will give it into your hand, and you shall strike all its males with the edge of the sword.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 20:13, word by word
- And YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- will give itנְתָנָnetana
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netana” appears- into your handיָדֶyade
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yade” appears- and you shall strikeהִכִּיתָhikita
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hikita” appears- its malesזְכוּרָzechura
males
Males.
Where else “zechura” appears- with the edgeפִיfi
edge
Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.
Where else “fi” appears- of the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears
The context
12But if it does not make peace with you but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it.
13 · This verse (above)
14Only the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you may take as plunder for yourself; and you may eat the spoil of your enemies, which YHWH your Elohim has given you.