About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

5/06/2023

Deuteronomy 19:1-21 Cities of Refuge

 

Cities of Refuge

Deuteronomy 19:1-21      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

When the Lord your God has cut off the nations whose land the Lord your God gives you & you [take over their land] & [live] in their cities & in their houses; you shall [set apart] 3 cities in the midst of the land, the Lord your God gives you to possess. 

You shall prepare [roads for yourselves] & divide the [territory] of the land the Lord your God gives you into 3 parts, [so] every slayer may flee there. This is the case of the slayer, who may flee there.  [So] the case of the slayer, [who] flees [there,] may live: [whoever accidently] killed his neighbor & [didn’t hate] him in the past. 

[Like] when a man goes into the [woods] with his neighbor to [cut] wood & [when trying] to cut down the tree, the [ax head slips off the handle & strikes] his neighbor & he [dies.] He shall flee to 1 of those cities & live. 

Lest [while he’s angry,] the avenger of [bloodshed chases] the slayer & [overtakes] him, because the [distance] is long & [kills] him [when he wasn’t deserving] of death, [since] he hadn’t hated him in the past.

[Therefore,] I command you, saying, You shall separate 3 cities for you. If the Lord your God [enlarges] your [territory] & gives you all the land [like] He has sworn & promised to give to your [forefathers.]

If you shall keep & do all these commandments [that I give] you this day, to love the Lord your God & to [always] walk in His ways; then you shall add 3 more cities for you, [in addition to] these 3. [So,] innocent blood isn’t shed & no blood [is] upon you in your land [that] the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance. 

But if any man [hates] his neighbor & lies in wait to [ambush] him & rises up against him & [strikes] him & mortally [wounds him] & he dies & [then] flees to 1 of these cities: then the elders of his city shall send for him [there] & deliver him to the avenger of blood, [so] he may die. 

Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent [bloodshed] from Israel, [so] it may go well with you. You may not remove your neighbor’s landmark, [put long ago to mark] your inheritance, in the land that the Lord your God gives you to possess.

[The testimony of] 1 witness shall not [count] against a man for any iniquity or sin [that he does.] At the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, the matter shall be established.

If a false witness rises up to testify [a lie] against [a man,] then, both the men [who have a] controversy, shall stand before the Lord, the priests & the judges, [that exist] in those days.

The judges shall [diligently inquire] & if the witness [is] a false witness & has falsely testified against his brother; then you shall do to that [false witness what he wanted done to the person he was accusing.]

So, you shall put away the evil from among you. Those [who] remain shall hear & [be afraid, so from then on, no one commits] any such evil among you. Your eye shall not pity, but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. [Matthew 38-40 You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye & a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, That you [don’t] resist evil: but [whoever] shall [strikes] you on your right cheek, turn to him the other, also. And if any man [sues] you & takes away your coat, let him have your cloke, also.]


5/05/2023

Deuteronomy 18:1-22 Israelites Should Not Practice the Pagan Rituals of Other Nations

 

Israelites Should Not Practice the Pagan Rituals of Other Nations

Deuteronomy 18:1-22      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

The priests, the Levites & all the tribe of Levi, shall have no [portion] nor inheritance with Israel. [Instead,] they shall eat the offerings [to] the Lord made by fire & [this is] his inheritance.

Therefore, they [won’t have any] inheritance [of land] among their brethren. The Lord is their inheritance, as He has said to them. This shall be the priest’s [portion] from the people, from [those who] offer a sacrifice, whether [it’s] an ox or sheep. 

They shall give to the priest the shoulder, the [jaws & the stomach.] Also, they shall give to [the priest] the firstfruits of your [grain,] your wine, your oil & the first of your fleece [from] your sheep. 

For the Lord your God has chosen him & his sons out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in the Name of the Lord forever.  If a Levite shall come from the place where he [lived within] Israel, where he [has temporarily stayed] & [desires to come] to the place the Lord shall choose, then he shall minister in the Name of the Lord his God, [like] all his brethren, the Levites do, [who] stand before the Lord. 

They shall have [the same] portions to eat, [in addition to what comes from] the sale of his [inheritance.] When you [have] come into the land [that] the Lord your God gives you, you shall not learn to do [ay of] the abominations of those nations.

There shall not be found among you [anyone who makes] his son or daughter pass through fire, or uses divination, [observes] times, or [is] an enchanter, or a witch. [Deuteronomy 12:30-31 [Pay attention that you aren’t] snared by following them, after they [have] been destroyed from before you & that you [don’t inquire] after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? Even I will do the same [also.]

Thou shall not do so to the Lord your God. For they have done every abomination to their gods, [that] the Lord hates. For they have even burnt their sons & daughters in the fire to their gods.] Or [don’t be] a charmer, consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer, [one who talks to the dead.] For all [who] do these things are an abomination to the Lord & because of these abominations, the Lord your God [has driven these nations] out before you. 

You shall be [blameless] before the Lord your God. For these nations which you [are to] possess, [paid attention to observers of times & diviners, [astrologers & fortune-tellers:]  but as for you, The Lord your God has not [allowed] you to do so.

*The Lord your God will raise up [for] you a Prophet from the midst of you, of your brethren, like me & to Him you shall [pay attention] [Luke 7:14-16 And [Jesus] came & touched the [funeral stretcher] & [those who carried] him stood still. And [Jesus] said, Young man, I say to you, Arise. And he [who] was dead, sat up & began to speak. And [Jesus] delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all. And they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet [has] risen among us & that God has visited His people.]

According to all you desired of the Lord your God in Horeb [a.k.a. Mt. Sinai,] [on] the day of the assembly, saying, Don’t let me hear again the voice of the Lord my God & neither let me see this great fire anymore, [so] I don’t die. And the Lord said to me, [What they said is good.] 

* I will raise up a Prophet [for] them, from among their brethren, like you & will put My words in His mouth; & He shall speak to them all [that] I shall command Him. [John 17:6-8 I have made Your name [apparent] to the men, [whom] You gave to Me, out of the world. They were Yours & You gave them to Me & they have kept Your Word. Now, they have known that all things, [whatever] You have given Me, are [from] You. For I have given to them, the words [that] You gave Me & they have received them & have known surely that I came out from You. And they have believed that You did send Me.]

* And it shall come to pass, that [whoever] will not [pay attention] to My words [that] He shall speak in My name, I will require [his life from] him. [Acts 3:23-25 And it shall [happen,] that every [person, who] will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. [Yet,] among the prophets from Samuel & those [who] followed after, as many as have spoken, have [also] foretold of these days. Unto you first, God having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, [by] turning everyone away from his iniquities.]

But a prophet [who presumes] to speak a word in My Name, [that I haven’t] commanded him to [say,] or [whoever] shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall even die.

If you say in your heart, How shall we know [if a prophecy isn’t from] the Lord? When a prophet [speaks] in the Name of the Lord [& it doesn’t happen or come true,] the Lord hasn’t spoken [that.] 

But the prophet has spoken [without My authority.] You shall not be afraid of him. [Jeremiah 28:9 The prophet [who] prophesies of peace, when [what] the prophet [said happens,] then [it] shall be known, the Lord has truly sent [that] prophet.]


5/04/2023

Deuteronomy 17:1-20 Consequences When an Israelite Worships False Gods

 

Consequences When an Israelite Worships False Gods

Deuteronomy 17:1-20      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God any [bull] or sheep [that has any kind] of blemish [or defect]: for that is an abomination to the Lord your God.

If any man or woman is found within your gates [that] the Lord your God gives you & [has done] wickedness in the sight of the Lord your God, [by sinning against] His covenant [contract,]

And [they have] gone & served other gods & worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any [stars] of heaven, [that I have forbidden]; And you [are] told & [hear] of it & diligently [question] & find it [to be] true & certain, that [this] abomination [was done] in Israel:

Then, you shall bring that man or woman [who] committed this wicked thing into your gates & you shall stone them [to death.] At the [testimony] of 2 or 3 witnesses, shall [someone] worthy of death, be put to death, but [they] shall not be put to death by the [testimony] of 1 witness.

The hands of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death & afterwards the hands of all the people [of Israel.] So, you shall put the evil away from among you. 

If a matter of controversy arises that is too [difficult] for you [to judge] within your gates, [regarding bloodshed, opposing pleas, lawsuits & assaults, go] to the place the Lord your God shall choose;

And you shall [go] to the priests, the Levites & to the judge, in those days & [inquire.] They shall [show] you the sentence for [justice.] You shall do according to the sentence they [show] you [at] the place the Lord [chooses] & do according to all that they [instruct] you.

You shall not decline to the right hand, nor the left [to do] the sentence they have [shown] you. The man [who presumes not to pay attention] to the priest [who ministers] there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die, [so] you put away evil from Israel.

And all the people shall hear & be afraid & no [longer disregard the priest or the judge this way.] When you come into the land [that] the Lord your God gives you & shall possess it & [live in] it & say, I will [put] a king over me like all the nations [around] me; 

You shall [only put] a king, whom the Lord your God shall choose. One from among your [Israelite] brethren, shall you [put] as king over you. You may not [put] a stranger, [who isn’t] your [brethren.] 

But [the king] shall not multiply horses [for] himself, nor cause the people [of Israel] to return to Egypt to [get more horses, since,] the Lord has said to you, You shall [not] return that way [any] more.] Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, [so] his heart [isn’t led astray.]

Neither shall he multiply gold or silver to himself. It shall be, when [the king] sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write a copy of the law [for] him in a book [that] is before the priests, the Levites.

It shall be with him & he shall read [what’s in it] all the days of his life, [so] he may learn to fear [respect] the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law & these [mandates] & do them. 

[So, the king’s] heart isn’t lifted up above his brethren & [so] he [isn’t led astray] from the commandment, to the right hand or the left. [So] he might prolong his life & his [children’s [lives] in his kingdom, in the midst of Israel.


5/03/2023

Deuteronomy 16:1-22 Reminding the Israelites to Keep the Passover

 

Reminding the Israelites to Keep the Passover 

Deuteronomy 16:1-22                           Deuteronomy [in Smaller Chunks]

[Moses tells the Israelites:] Observe the month of Abib & keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib, the Lord your God brought [you] out of Egypt [at] night.

Therefore, you shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God, [from] the flock & the herd, in the place where the Lord shall choose to [put] His Name there.

[You] shall not eat leavened bread with it. 7 days you shall eat unleavened bread [without yeast,] [which is] the bread of affliction, for [you came] out of Egypt in haste.

[You do this] [so,] you may remember the day when you [came] out of the land of Egypt, all the days of your life. There shall be no bread [with] leaven shall be seen in all [your territory,] for 7 days.

Neither shall any of the [meat] remain until morning [that] you sacrifice the 1st  day at [twilight.] You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates, [that] the Lord your God gives you.

But at the place [that] the Lord your God [chooses] to put His Name, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at [twilight, when] the sun [goes] down, [which is the time] you came out of Egypt. 

You shall roast & eat it in the place the Lord shall choose & in the morning, you shall [return] & go into your tents. Six days you shall eat unleavened bread & on the 7th day, [there] shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God & you shall do no work [on it.]

You shall [count] 7 weeks [for yourself] from [the] time [you begin] to put the sickle to the [grain.] [Then,] you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God, with a tribute of a freewill offering [from] your hand.

You shall give to the Lord God, [the freewill offering,] according [to how] the Lord your God has blessed you. You shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your son & daughter, your [male & female servants,] the [Levites] within your gates & the [strangers,] fatherless & [widows who] are among you.

[It shall be done] at the place [where] the Lord, your God has chosen to [put] His Name there. You shall remember that you [were a slave] in Egypt & you shall be [careful] to observe & do these [mandates.]

You shall observe the Feast of the Tabernacles 7 days after you have gathered in your [grain] & wine. You shall rejoice in [your] feast, you & your son & daughter & your [male & female servants,] the Levites within your gates & the [strangers,] fatherless & [widows who] are among your gates [& towns.]

Seven days you shall keep a solemn feast to the Lord your God in the place [that] the Lord shall choose, because the Lord your God shall bless you in all the increase of [your produce] & all the work of your hands. 

Therefore, you shall rejoice. Three times a year, all the males shall appear before the Lord your God, in the place which He shall choose: [during] the Feast of Unleavened Bread; the Feast of Weeks & the Feast of Tabernacles & they shall not appear before the Lord empty [handed.] 

Every man shall give, as he is able, according to [what] you [have] been given & [blessed with] by the Lord your God. You shall [appoint] officers in all your gates [of your towns, that] the Lord God [has given to] you throughout your tribes.

[These officers] shall judge the people with [fair] judgment. [You] shall not [divert justice, nor show partiality, to people, nor] take a [bribe,] for a [bribe] blinds] the eyes of the wise & [diverts] the words of the righteous. You shall follow [what] is [totally] just, [so] that [you] may live & inherit the land which the Lord your God [is giving to] you.

You shall not plant [for] you a grove of any trees, near to the altar, [that] you shall make [for] the Lord your God. Neither shall you set up any image, which the Lord your God hates.

[Leviticus 26:1 You shall make [yourself] no idols, nor [carved images,] neither [should] you [put] up a standing image. Neither shall you [put] up any image of stone in your land, to bow down to it. For I am the Lord your God. 


5/02/2023

Deuteronomy 15:1-23 Lend to the Poor

 

Lend to the Poor

Deuteronomy 15:1-23      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

[After] the end of every [7th year,] you shall make a release [of debts.] This is the [way to make] the release: Every creditor [who lends] to his neighbor, shall [cancel the debt owed.] 

He [mustn’t demand payment from] his neighbor [of his own people,] or his [family,] because it is called the Lord’s release. You may [require] payment from a foreigner, but you shall release your [fellow Israelites, from the debt.] 

[Except] when there [aren’t any] poor among you. For the Lord will greatly bless you in the land [that] the Lord your God [gives to] you for an inheritance [for you] to possess. 

Only [be] carefully [to pay attention] to the voice of the Lord your God & observe & do all these commandments [that] I [am giving] you this day. The Lord your God blesses you, [like] He promised you & you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. You shall [rule] over many nations, but they shall not [rule] over you.

If there are poor among your [fellow Israelites] within any of [your towns] in your land the Lord your God [gives] you, you shall not be [heartless] & close your hand from your poor brother. But you shall open your hand wide to him & you shall surely lend him [a] sufficient [amount] for his need [of] what he [wanted.]

[Be careful, so] there isn’t a wicked thought in your heart, saying, This is the 7th year, the year of [releasing the debts] is [soon.] And your eye is evil against your poor [Israelites] & you don’t give him [anything] & he [cries out] to the Lord against you & you are [guilty of] sin. 

You shall surely give [to] him, [without holding a grudge in] your heart & the Lord your God shall bless you in all [that you do] & all you put your hand to. [There] shall never cease [to be] poor in the land, [so] I command you, saying, You shall open your hand wide to your [fellow Israelites,] to your poor & your needy in your land. 

If your brother, a Hebrew man or woman [is] sold to you & serves you 6 years; then you shall [set him free] from you in the 7th year. You shall not let him go away [empty-handed] from you. You shall [give] him [generously from] your flock, [& of your grain] & your winepress.

You shall give to him [from what] the Lord your God has blessed you. 

Therefore I command you this day, you shall remember that you [once were] bondmen in the land of Egypt & the Lord your God redeemed you. 

It shall be, if he [the bondman says] to you, I won’t go away from you, because he loves you & your [household] & he [has done] well with you. Then you shall [pierce] an awl through his ear into the door [as a sign] that he shall be your servant forever. 

You shall do likewise to your maidservant. It [shouldn’t seem difficult for you to send] him away free from you, for he has been worth double [what would have been paid for] a hired servant [for] you, by serving you 6 years. 

The Lord your God will bless you in all you [do.] All the [firstborn] male of your herds & flocks, you shall sanctify to the Lord your God. You shall not do [any] work with the [firstborn] of your [bulls,] nor shear the [firstborn] of your sheep. 

[Every year] you & your household shall eat it before the Lord your God, in the place [that] the Lord shall choose. [If there’s] any blemish in [it,] if [it’s] lame or blind, or [has any deformity,] you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. 

The clean & the unclean person shall eat it, [like the gazelle & the deer,] within your gates. Only you shall not eat [its] blood. You shall pour it upon the ground [like] water.


5/01/2023

Deuteronomy 14:1-29 Not Eating Detestable Things

 

Not Eating Detestable Things

Deuteronomy 14:1-29      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

You are the children of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves [or shave the front of your heads mourning for the dead.] For you are a holy people to the Lord your God. 

The Lord has chosen you to be a [special,] holy people for Himself, the Lord your God, above all nations on the earth. You shall not eat any abominable thing. 

These are the [animals] you may eat: the ox, sheep, goat, [deer, gazelle, roe deer,] wild goat, [antelope & mountain sheep.] You shall eat [any animal with hooves] divided into 2 AND chews the cud.

[Still,] if the animal you shall not eat [those] that [don’t] chew the cud, or [those] that [don’] divide the cloven hoof; [like the:] camel, [rabbit & the rock badger,] [because] they chew the cud, but [their hooves aren’t divided, so] they are unclean to you.

[You aren’t to eat the pig,] because [its] hoof is divided, [but it doesn’t] chew the cud. It is unclean to you & you shall not eat [its meat, or] touch [its] dead carcass. 

You shall eat of all [these living] in the waters: that have [both] fins & scales. You may not eat [whatever doesn’t have] fins & scales. It is unclean to you. 

You shall eat all clean birds, [except these] you shall not eat: the eagle & [every] kind [of:] vulture, kite & falcon, buzzard & raven, owl, [ostrich, sea gull] & any kind of hawk & cuckow.

[Any] kind [of] owl, swan, pelican, [carrion vulture,] cormorant, stork, [any] kind of heron, [plover] & bat. And every creeping thing that [flies] is unclean to you & shall not be eaten, but you shall eat of all clean [birds.] 

You shall not eat anything that has died of itself. You shall give it to the stranger [within] your gates, [so] he may eat it. Or you may sell it to a [foreigner]: for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. You shall not [boil] a kid [goat] in [its] mother’s milk. 

You shall [surely set aside a 1/10] tithe of all the [crops you harvest from your] field each year. You shall eat the tithe of your increase of [grain produced] year by year & your wine, oil, & [first born] of the herds & your flocks. And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place He shall choose to place His. Name, [so] you may learn to fear [respect] the Lord your God always.

If the [journey] to the place [where] the Lord [chooses] to put His Name is too long for you, so you are [unable] to carry [your tithe,] or if the place [is] too far from you, when the Lord your God has blessed you, then you shall turn it into money. 

[Tie] up the money in your hand & go to the place [that] the Lord your God shall choose. You shall [give] that money for [whatever you want:] oxen, sheep, wine, or strong drink, or whatever your [heart desires.]

You & your household shall eat there before the Lord your God & rejoice. You shall not [abandon] the Levite within your gate; for he has no [portion or] inheritance with you. At the end of 3 years, you shall bring all the [10%] tithe of increase [of your harvest] the same year & [store] it within your gates.

[This is for] the [Levites, who] (have no [portion or] inheritance with you) & the stranger, the fatherless & the widow within your gates, [who] shall come, & eat & be satisfied. [So] that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand that you [do.]


4/30/2023

Deuteronomy 13:1-18 What to Do If Someone Tries to Lead You Astray

 

What to Do If Someone Tries to Lead You Astray

Deuteronomy 13:1-18      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

If a prophet or a [person who tells] dreams [rises] among you & gives you a sign or a wonder & [they happen like he said] to you & [he says, Let’s] go after other gods, [that] you haven’t known & let’s serve them. 

You shall not [listen] to that prophet or [teller] of dreams: for the Lord your God [tests] you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart & all your soul. You shall [follow] after the Lord your God & fear [respect] Him & keep His commandments & obey His voice. 

You shall serve Him & [cling only to] Him. You shall put to death that prophet or [teller] of dreams, because he has spoken to [lead you astray] from the Lord your God. 

[He] brought you out of the land of Egypt & redeemed you [from] the house of bondage. [They are trying to turn] you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to walk, so you shall [remove] the evil from the midst of you. 

If your brother, your [mother’s] son, your son, your daughter, or the wife you [love,] or [your closest] friend, [who] is like your own soul, [tries to] entice you secretly, saying, [Let’s] go & serve other gods, [that] you nor your [forefathers haven’t] known, [especially] the gods the people [around] you, [either near or far,] from 1 end of the earth even to the other, you shall not [agree or listen] to him.

You shall stone him [to death] & not have pity on him & spare him or [hide] him. Your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death & then the hands of the people [Israelites, because he tried to lead you astray] from the Lord your God [Who] brought you from bondage, out of the land of Egypt. 

All of Israel shall hear & [be afraid] & [shall no longer do] such wickedness as this among you.

If you hear in 1 of your cities [that] the Lord your God has given you to live, saying [that wicked men have] gone out from among you & have [seduced the city’s] inhabitants, saying, [Let’s] go & serve other gods, [that] we haven’t known, then you shall search, inquire, & diligently ask if it is [certainly true] that [this] abomination [has been done] among you. 

You shall surely [strike] the [city’s] inhabitants with the edge of the sword, [totally] destroying all [in it, including its] cattle. 

You shall gather to the [middle] of the street, all [its plunder] & with fire burn it [along] with the city & it shall be a heap forever. It shall not be [rebuilt] again.

Your [hands shall not cling to any] of the cursed [things to be burned, so] the Lord may turn from the fierceness of His anger & show you mercy & have compassion on you & multiply you like He [has] sworn to your [forefathers.] 

[This will happen if] you [listen] to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep all His commandments & do [what] is right in the eyes of the Lord your God, [that] I command you this day.