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Deuteronomy 7:23

But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.

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וּנְתָנָ֛םunetanamand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.לְפָנֶ֑יךָlefaneykhato a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְהָמָם֙vehamamand destroyהָמַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and destroy”, a completed action in a sequenceH2000properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroybreak, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.מְהוּמָ֣הmehumahdestructionמְהוּמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “destruction”, the ordinary formH4103confusion or uproardestruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed.גְדֹלָ֔הgedolahgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.עַ֖דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הִשָּׁמְדָֽםhishamedamdestoryשָׁמַדverb, niphal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destory”, the to-form of the verbH8045to desolatedestory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But the LORD thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and shall discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Jehovah thy God will deliver them up before thee, and will discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jehovah thy God hath given them before thee, and destroyed them — a great destruction — till their destruction;

World English Bible

But Yahweh your God will deliver them up before you, and will confuse them with a great confusion, until they are destroyed.

Darby Translation

But Jehovah thy God will give them up before thee, and will confound them with great consternation, until they are destroyed.

Douay-Rheims

But the Lord thy God shall deliver them in thy sight: and shall slay them until they be utterly destroyed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But the LORD thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and shall discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord thy God shall deliver them into thy hands, and thou shalt destroy them with a great destruction, until ye shall have utterly destroyed them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παραδώσει αὐτοὺς Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου εἰς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ ἀπολεῖς αὐτοὺς ἀπωλείᾳ μεγάλῃ, ἕως ἂν ἐξολοθρεύσητε αὐτούς·