Deuteronomy 20
King James Version with Strongs Numbers - Deuteronomy 20 << | >> 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334 20:1 When thou goest out3318 to battle4421 against thine enemies0341, and seest7200 horses5483, and chariots7393, {and} a people5971 more7227 than thou, be not afraid3372 of them: for the LORD3068 thy God0430 {is} with thee, which brought thee up5927 out of the land0776 of Egypt4714. 20:2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh7126 unto the battle4421, that the priest3548 shall approach5066 and speak1696 unto the people5971, 20:3 And shall say0559 unto them, Hear8085, O Israel3478, ye approach7131 this day3117 unto battle4421 against your enemies0341: let not your hearts3824 faint7401, fear3372 not, and do not tremble2648, neither be ye terrified6206 because6440 of them; 20:4 For the LORD3068 your God0430 {is} he that goeth1980 with you, to fight3898 for you against your enemies0341, to save3467 you. 20:5 And the officers7860 shall speak1696 unto the people5971, saying0559, What man0376 {is there} that hath built1129 a new2319 house1004, and hath not dedicated2596 it? let him go3212 and return7725 to his house1004, lest he die4191 in the battle4421, and another0312 man0376 dedicate2596 it. 20:6 And what man0376 {is he} that hath planted5193 a vineyard3754, and hath not {yet} eaten2490 of it? let him {also} go3212 and return7725 unto his house1004, lest he die4191 in the battle4421, and another0312 man0376 eat2490 of it. 20:7 And what man0376 {is there} that hath betrothed0781 a wife0802, and hath not taken3947 her? let him go3212 and return7725 unto his house1004, lest he die4191 in the battle4421, and another0312 man0376 take3947 her. 20:8 And the officers7860 shall speak1696 further3254 unto the people5971, and they shall say0559, What man0376 {is there that is} fearful3373 and fainthearted7390-3824? let him go3212 and return7725 unto his house1004, lest his brethren's0251 heart3824 faint4549 as well as his heart3824. 20:9 And it shall be, when the officers7860 have made an end3615 of speaking1696 unto the people5971, that they shall make6485 captains8269 of the armies6635 to lead7218 the people5971. 20:10 When thou comest nigh7126 unto a city5892 to fight3898 against it, then proclaim7121 peace7965 unto it. 20:11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer6030 of peace7965, and open6605 unto thee, then it shall be, {that} all the people5971 {that is} found4672 therein shall be tributaries4522 unto thee, and they shall serve5647 thee. 20:12 And if it will make no peace7999 with thee, but will make6213 war4421 against thee, then thou shalt besiege6696 it: 20:13 And when the LORD3068 thy God0430 hath delivered5414 it into thine hands3027, thou shalt smite5221 every male2138 thereof with the edge6310 of the sword2719: 20:14 But the women0802, and the little ones2945, and the cattle0929, and all that is in the city5892, {even} all the spoil7998 thereof, shalt thou take0962 unto thyself; and thou shalt eat0398 the spoil7998 of thine enemies0341, which the LORD3068 thy God0430 hath given5414 thee. 20:15 Thus shalt thou do6213 unto all the cities5892 {which are} very3966 far off7350 from thee, which2007 {are} not of the cities5892 of these nations1471. 20:16 But of the cities5892 of these people5971, which the LORD3068 thy God0430 doth give5414 thee {for} an inheritance5159, thou shalt save alive2421 nothing that breatheth5397: 20:17 But thou shalt utterly2763 destroy2763 them; {namely}, the Hittites2850, and the Amorites0567, the Canaanites3669, and the Perizzites6522, the Hivites2340, and the Jebusites2983; as the LORD3068 thy God0430 hath commanded6680 thee: 20:18 That they teach3925 you not to do6213 after all their abominations8441, which they have done6213 unto their gods0430; so should ye sin2398 against the LORD3068 your God0430. 20:19 When thou shalt besiege6696 a city5892 a long7227 time3117, in making war3898 against it to take8610 it, thou shalt not destroy7843 the trees6086 thereof by forcing5080 an axe1631 against them: for thou mayest eat0398 of them, and thou shalt not cut them down3772 (for the tree6086 of the field7704 {is} man's0120 {life}) to employ0935 {them} in the siege6440-4692: 20:20 Only the trees6086 which thou knowest3045 that they {be} not trees6086 for meat3978, thou shalt destroy7843 and cut them down3772; and thou shalt build1129 bulwarks4692 against the city5892 that maketh6213 war4421 with thee, until it be subdued3381.