Devarim 3:6

6 And in cherem we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sichon Melech Cheshbon, in cherem utterly destroying the men, nashim, and little ones, of every town.

Devarim 3:6 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 3:6

And we utterly destroyed them
Not the cities, but the inhabitants of them:

as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon;
they did not destroy his cities, for they took them and dwelt in them; but the people that lived there, as follows here:

utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city;
see ( Deuteronomy 2:34 ) .

Devarim 3:6 In-Context

4 And we took all his towns at that time; there was not a kiryah (town, city) which we took not from them, threescore towns, all the region of Argov, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

5 All these towns were walled with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns harbeh me’od (very many).

6 And in cherem we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sichon Melech Cheshbon, in cherem utterly destroying the men, nashim, and little ones, of every town.

7 But all the behemah (livestock), and the plunder of the towns, we took for booty to ourselves.

8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two melachim of the Emori the land that was on this side [i.e., east of the] Yarden, from the Wadi Arnon unto Mt Chermon;