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A single sheathed sword with a worn grip rests horizontally on dark coarse cloth.
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Deuteronomy 20:13

The Severe Sword Command

Hear the Battle Laws and Spare the Food Trees · Deuteronomy 20

Story guide: A sheathed sword accompanies the command to strike down all the city’s males when Yahweh gives it into Israel’s hand.

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13And Yahweh your God will give it into your hand, and you shall strike down all its males with the edge of the sword.

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