Deuteronomy 20:13
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And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

thou shalt smite

Numbers 31:7-9,17,18 And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men. . . .

1 Kings 11:15,16 For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom, . . .

Psalm 2:6-12 But I am appointed king by him over Sion, his holy mountain, preaching his commandment. . . .

Psalm 21:8,9 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee. . . .

Psalm 110:1 A psalm for David. The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou at my right hand: Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Luke 19:27 But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither and kill them before me.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power: . . .

Context
Laws of Warfare
12But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it. 13And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,14Excepting women and children, cattle and other things, that are in the city. And thou shalt divide all the prey to the army, and thou shalt eat the spoils of thy enemies, which the Lord thy God shall give thee.…
Cross References
Numbers 31:7
And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men.

Deuteronomy 20:12
But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.

1 Kings 11:15
For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom,

Lexicon
When the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has delivered it
וּנְתָנָ֛הּ (ū·nə·ṯā·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

into your hands,
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ (bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

you must strike down
וְהִכִּיתָ֥ (wə·hik·kî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

male
זְכוּרָ֖הּ (zə·ḵū·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2138: A male

with the sword.
חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥā·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword


Additional Translations
When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you must strike down every male with the sword.And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

until the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, and thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:

and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

and when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thy hands, thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:

and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:

and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
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