Deu 25:19 | NETfull | STEP | So when the Lord your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he is giving you as an inheritance, you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven

Deuteronomy 25:19

19 So when the Lord your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he ^{▼▼ Heb “ the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.} is giving you as an inheritance, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text includes “to possess it.”} you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven ^{▼▼ Or “from beneath the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.} – do not forget! ^{▼▼ This command is fulfilled in 1 Sam 15:1–33.}