Deu 20:16 | NET2full | STEP | As for the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is going to give you as an inheritance , you must not allow a single living thing to survive .

‏ Deuteronomy 20:16

Laws Concerning War with Canaanite Nations

16 As for the cities of these peoples that ^{▼▼tn The antecedent of the relative pronoun is “cities.”} the Lord your God is going to give you as an inheritance, you must not allow a single living thing ^{▼▼tn Heb “any breath.”} to survive.