Numbers 21:2 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition2 The Israelites prayed, “Our Lord, if you will help us defeat these Canaanites, we will completely destroy their towns and everything in them, to show that they belong to you.” Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17692 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition2 And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)2 And Israel vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible2 Then Israel made a solemn promise to the LORD and said, “If you give this people into our hands, we will completely destroy their city.” Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version2 But Israel, obliging himself by a vow to the Lord, said: "If you deliver this people into my hand, I will wipe away their cities." Féach an chaibidil |
Gather all the possessions of the people who lived there, and pile them up in the marketplace, without keeping anything for yourself. Set the pile and the whole town on fire, and don't ever rebuild the town. The whole town will be a sacrifice to the Lord your God. Then he won't be angry anymore, and he will have mercy on you and make your nation stronger, just as he promised your ancestors.