Deuteronomy 20

1 ♥ 📝 W hen thou goest forth^H3318 to battle^H4421 against thine enemies,^H341 and seest^H7200 horses,^H5483 and chariots,^H7393 [and] a people^H5971 more^H7227 than thou, thou shalt not be afraid^H3372 of them; for Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 is with thee, who brought thee up^H5927 out of the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

2 ♥ 📝 And it shall be, when ye draw nigh^H7126 unto the battle,^H4421 that the priest^H3548 shall approach^H5066 and speak^H1696 unto the people,^H5971

3 ♥ 📝 and shall say^H559 unto them, Hear,^H8085 O Israel,^H3478 ye draw nigh^H7131 this day^H3117 unto battle^H4421 against your enemies:^H341 let not your heart^H3824 faint;^H7401 fear^H3372 not, nor tremble,^H2648 neither be ye affrighted^H6206 at them;^H6440

4 ♥ 📝 for Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 is he that goeth^H1980 with you, to fight^H3898 for you against your enemies,^H341 to save^H3467 you.

5 ♥ 📝 And the officers^H7860 shall speak^H1696 unto the people,^H5971 saying,^H559 What man^H376 is there that hath built^H1129 a new^H2319 house,^H1004 and hath not dedicated^H2596 it? let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 to his house,^H1004 lest he die^H4191 in the battle,^H4421 and another^H312 man^H376 dedicate^H2596 it.

6 ♥ 📝 And what man^H376 is there that hath planted^H5193 a vineyard,^H3754 and hath not used^H2490 the fruit thereof? let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house,^H1004 lest he die^H4191 in the battle,^H4421 and another^H312 man^H376 use^H2490 the fruit thereof.

7 ♥ 📝 And what man^H376 is there that hath betrothed^H781 a wife,^H802 and hath not taken^H3947 her? let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house,^H1004 lest he die^H4191 in the battle,^H4421 and another^H312 man^H376 take^H3947 her.

8 ♥ 📝 And the officers^H7860 shall speak^H1696 further^H3254 unto the people,^H5971 and they shall say,^H559 What man^H376 is there that is fearful^H3373 and faint-hearted?^H7390 let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house,^H1004 lest his brethren's^H251 heart^H3824 melt^H4549 as his heart.^H3824

9 ♥ 📝 And it shall be, when the officers^H7860 have made an end^H3615 of speaking^H1696 unto the people,^H5971 that they shall appoint^H6485 captains^H8269 of hosts^H6635 at the head^H7218 of the people.^H5971

10 ♥ 📝 When thou drawest nigh^H7126 unto a city^H5892 to fight^H3898 against it, then proclaim^H7121 peace^H7965 unto it.

11 ♥ 📝 And it shall be, if it make thee answer^H6030 of peace,^H7965 and open^H6605 unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people^H5971 that are found^H4672 therein shall become tributary^H4522 unto thee, and shall serve^H5647 thee.

12 ♥ 📝 And if it will make no peace^H7999 with thee, but will make^H6213 war^H4421 against thee, then thou shalt besiege^H6696 it:

13 ♥ 📝 and when Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 delivereth^H5414 it into thy hand,^H3027 thou shalt smite^H5221 every male^H2138 thereof with the edge^H6310 of the sword:^H2719

14 ♥ 📝 but the women,^H802 and the little ones,^H2945 and the cattle,^H929 and all that is in the city,^H5892 even all the spoil^H7998 thereof, shalt thou take^H962 for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat^H398 the spoil^H7998 of thine enemies,^H341 which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 hath given^H5414 thee.

15 ♥ 📝 Thus shalt thou do^H6213 unto all the cities^H5892 which are very^H3966 far off^H7350 from thee, which^H2007 are not of the cities^H5892 of these nations.^H1471

16 ♥ 📝 But of the cities^H5892 of these peoples,^H5971 that Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee for an inheritance,^H5159 thou shalt save alive^H2421 nothing that breatheth;^H5397

17 ♥ 📝 but thou shalt utterly^H2763 destroy^H2763 them: the Hittite,^H2850 and the Amorite,^H567 the Canaanite,^H3669 and the Perizzite,^H6522 the Hivite,^H2340 and the Jebusite;^H2983 as Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 hath commanded^H6680 thee;

18 ♥ 📝 that they teach^H3925 you not to do^H6213 after all their abominations,^H8441 which they have done^H6213 unto their gods;^H430 so would ye sin^H2398 against Jehovah^H3068 your God.^H430

19 ♥ 📝 When thou shalt besiege^H6696 a city^H5892 a long^H7227 time,^H3117 in making war^H3898 against it to take^H8610 it, thou shalt not destroy^H7843 the trees^H6086 thereof by wielding^H5080 an axe^H1631 against them; for thou mayest eat^H398 of them, and thou shalt not cut them down;^H3772 for is the tree^H6086 of the field^H7704 man,^H120 that it should^H935 be besieged^H6440 of thee?

20 ♥ 📝 Only the trees^H6086 of which thou knowest^H3045 that they are not trees^H6086 for food,^H3978 thou shalt destroy^H7843 and cut them down;^H3772 and thou shalt build^H1129 bulwarks^H4692 against the city^H5892 that maketh^H6213 war^H4421 with thee, until it fall.^H3381