Deuteronomio 13:17

17 Y no se pegará algo a tu mano del anatema; para que el SEÑOR se aparte del furor de su ira, y te dé mercedes, y tenga misericordia de ti, y te multiplique, como lo juró a tus padres,

Deuteronomio 13:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:17

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine
hand
That is, they might not take anything whatever to their own use; for all being devoted to destruction, was cursed, and brought a curse upon the man that should make it his own property, as Achan did, when Jericho was destroyed:

that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger;
stirred up by the idolatry of the city:

and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee;
who, seeing wrath gone forth, might dread the consequences, lest it should spread itself further:

and multiply thee, as he hath sworn to thy fathers;
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; this is observed to encourage them to execute his orders punctually in the destruction of the idolatrous city; since God could and would multiply them, as he had promised their fathers, with an oath, so that they should not be the fewer by such an instance of his severity.

Deuteronomio 13:17 In-Context

15 irremisiblemente herirás a filo de espada a los moradores de aquella ciudad, destruyéndola con todo lo que en ella hubiere , y también sus bestias a filo de espada .

16 Y juntarás todo el despojo de ella en medio de su plaza, y consumirás con fuego la ciudad y todo su despojo, todo ello, al SEÑOR tu Dios: y será un montón para siempre; nunca más se edificará.

17 Y no se pegará algo a tu mano del anatema; para que el SEÑOR se aparte del furor de su ira, y te dé mercedes, y tenga misericordia de ti, y te multiplique, como lo juró a tus padres,

18 Cuando escuchares a la voz del SEÑOR tu Dios, guardando todos sus mandamientos que yo te mando hoy, para hacer lo que es recto en ojos del SEÑOR tu Dios.