DEUTERONOMY 20:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 2
“And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:”
And when the LORD your God has given it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword — the gendered killing (all males slain) represents the destruction of the warrior population and potential future combatants; the male-exclusive killing acknowledges the lesser military threat posed by women and children.
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