Deuteronomy 20:17

כִּֽי־הַחֲרֵ֣ם תַּחֲרִימֵ֗ם הַחִתִּ֤י וְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ הַכְּנַעֲנִ֣י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוְּךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

For you shall utterly destroy the Ḥitti, the Emori, the Kenaʿani, the Perizzi, the Ḥivvi, and the Yevusi, as YHWH your God has commanded you.

Morphology

1. כִּֽי־ (ki-) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a reason or explanation.
2. הַחֲרֵ֣ם (ha-ḥarem) – Root: חרם (ḥaram); Form: Hifil infinitive construct with definite article; Translation: “utterly destroy”; Notes: Refers to the act of devoting something to destruction.
3. תַּחֲרִימֵ֗ם (taḥarimem) – Root: חרם (ḥaram); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “you shall utterly destroy them”; Notes: Command directed to Israel.
4. הַחִתִּ֤י (ha-ḥitti) – Root: חת (ḥet); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the Hittite”; Notes: Refers to one of the Canaanite nations.
5. וְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ (ve-ha-emori) – Root: אמר (emori); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with conjunction and definite article; Translation: “and the Amorite”; Notes: Another nation to be destroyed.
6. הַכְּנַעֲנִ֣י (ha-kenaʿani) – Root: כנע (kenaʿan); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the Canaanite”; Notes: Refers to the inhabitants of Canaan.
7. וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י (ve-ha-perizzi) – Root: פרז (peraz); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with conjunction and definite article; Translation: “and the Perizzite”; Notes: Another Canaanite group.
8. הַחִוִּ֖י (ha-ḥivvi) – Root: חוי (ḥivvi); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the Hivite”; Notes: A specified group among the Canaanites.
9. וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י (ve-ha-yevusi) – Root: יבס (yebus); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with conjunction and definite article; Translation: “and the Jebusite”; Notes: Refers to the people of Jerusalem.
10. כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka-asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as”; Notes: Introduces the condition or reason.
11. צִוְּךָ֖ (tzivvecha) – Root: צוה (tzavah); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “has commanded you”; Notes: Refers to the direct command of the LORD.
12. יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “the LORD”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton referring to God.
13. אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (Elohecha) – Root: אלה (eloah); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Indicates the personal relationship with the deity.