Deu 7:2-5 | NASB1995 | STEP | and when the Lord your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them.

Deuteronomy 7:2-5

2 and when the Lord your God delivers them before you and you ^{▼▼ Lit smite}defeat them, ^bthen you shall ^{▼▼ Lit surely devote to the ban}utterly destroy them. ^dYou shall make no covenant with them ^eand show no favor to them. 3 “Furthermore, ^fyou shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your ^{▼▼ Lit daughter}daughters to ^{▼▼ Lit his son}their sons, nor shall you take ^{▼▼ Lit his daughter}their daughters for your ^{▼▼ Lit son}sons. 4 “For ^{▼▼ Lit he}they will turn your ^{▼▼ Lit son}sons away from ^{▼▼ Lit after}following Me to serve other gods; then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you and ⁿHe will quickly destroy you. 5 “But thus you shall do to them: ^oyou shall tear down their altars, and smash their sacred pillars, and hew down their ^{▼▼ I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity}Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.