Study it in the app“You shall devour all the peoples that YHWH your Elohim is giving you; your eye shall not pity them, and you shall not serve their gods, for it would be a snare to you.”
You shall devourוְאָכַלְתָּallאֶת כָּלthe peoplesהָעַמִּיםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָis givingנֹתֵןyou;לָךְyour eye shall notלֹא עֵינְךָpityתָחֹסthem,עֲלֵיהֶםand you shall notוְלֹאserveתַעֲבֹדtheir gods,אֶת אֱלֹהֵיהֶםforכִּיitהוּאwould be a snareמוֹקֵשׁto you.לָךְ
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achalta” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appearsYHWH
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” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “noten” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “en” appearspity, spare
Have pity, take compassion; spare. "Let your eye not pity" means do not worry about what you leave behind.
Where else “tachos” appearsworship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “taavod” appearssnare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears15YHWH will remove from you all sickness; and all the evil ailments of Egypt that you know, he will not put them on you, but he will lay them on all who hate you.
16 · This verse (above)
17If you say in your heart, “These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?”
