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Deuteronomy 13:15
Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible
then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee;
you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction (note: Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; similarly in verse 17.) all its people and livestock.