The term 'OFFED, BIBLICALLY' is a reference to two biblical stories. The first crossword solution, 'SLEW, ' refers to the story of Abraham and Isaac in which God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, but then provided a ram as a substitute. Abraham 'SLEW' the ram instead of his son. The second crossword solution, 'SMOTE, ' refers to the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments in which God SMOTE the stone tablets containing the commandments after the Israelites had built a golden calf.