8:11a

letters: See note on 1:22a.

8:11b

destroy, kill, and annihilate: See notes on 3:13b and 7:4a.

including women and children: The commentaries disagree about which women and children are being referred to. There are two possibilities:

(1) It refers to the women and children of their attackers (Berean Standard Bible, New Century Version, Contemporary English Version, Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, Revised English Bible, God’s Word, Revised Standard Version).

(2) It refers to the Jewish women and children (New International Version, Good News Translation, New Living Translation (2004)).

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), since it is supported by most of the commentaries and is a more natural way to understand the Hebrew.

8:11c

plunder their possessions: See note on 3:13c.

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