1 tn The LXX omits this parenthetical note, which may represent a later scribal addition.
2 tn Heb “the whole they took in battle.”
3 tn Heb “for from the Lord it was to harden their heart[s] to meet for the battle with Israel, in order to annihilate them, so that they would receive no mercy, in order annihilate them, as the Lord commanded Moses.”