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[1] When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you. [2] It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people, [3] and shall tell them, “Hear, Israel, you draw near today to battle against your enemies. Don’t let your heart faint! Don’t be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them; [4] for Yahweh your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.” [5] The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. [6] What man is there who has planted a vineyard, and has not used its fruit? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use its fruit. [7] What man is there who has pledged to be married to a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.” [8] The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, “What man is there who is fearful and faint-hearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother’s heart melt as his heart.” [9] It shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captains of armies at the head of the people. [10] When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it. [11] It shall be, if it gives you answer of peace and opens to you, then it shall be that all the people who are found therein shall become forced laborers to you, and shall serve you. [12] If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it. [13] When Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword; [14] but the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, you shall take for plunder for yourself. You may use the plunder of your enemies, which Yahweh your God has given you. [15] Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations. [16] But of the cities of these peoples that Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes; [17] but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Yahweh your God has commanded you; [18] that they not teach you to follow all their abominations, which they have done for their gods; so would you sin against Yahweh your God. [19] When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down, for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you? [20] Only the trees that you know are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down. You shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls.
King James Version
[1] When H3588 thou goest out H3318 to battle H4421 against H5921 thine enemies, H341 and seest H7200 horses, H5483 and chariots, H7393 and a people H5971 more H7227 than thou, H4480 be H3372 not H3808 afraid H3372 of them: for H3588 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 is with thee, H5973 which brought thee up H5927 out of the land H776 of Egypt. H4714 [2] And it shall be, H1961 when ye are come nigh H7126 unto H413 the battle, H4421 that the priest H3548 shall approach H5066 and speak H1696 unto H413 the people, H5971 [3] and shall say H559 unto them, H413 Hear, H8085 O Israel, H3478 ye H859 approach H7131 this day H3117 unto battle H4421 against H5921 your enemies: H341 let H7401 not H408 your hearts H3824 faint, H7401§ fear H3372 not, H408 and H408 do not H408 tremble, H2648§ neither H408 be ye terrified H6206 because of them; H6440 [4] for H3588 the Lord H3068 your God H430 is he that goeth H1980 with you, H5973 to fight H3898 for you against H5973 your enemies, H341 to save H3467 you. H853 [5] And the officers H7860 shall speak H1696 unto H413 the people, H5971 saying, H559 What H4310 man H376 is there that H834 hath built H1129 a new H2319 house, H1004 and hath H2596 not H3808 dedicated it? H2596 let him go H3212 and return H7725 to his house, H1004 lest H6435 he die H4191 in the battle, H4421 and another H312 man H376 dedicate it. H2596 [6] And what H4310 man H376 is he that H834 hath planted H5193 a vineyard, H3754 and hath H2490 not H3808 yet eaten H2490 of it? H2490§ let him H3212 also go H3212 and return H7725 unto his house, H1004 lest H6435 he die H4191 in the battle, H4421 and another H312 man H376 eat of it. H2490 [7] And what H4310 man H376 is there that H834 hath betrothed H781 a wife, H802 and hath H3947 not H3808 taken her? H3947 let him go H3212 and return H7725 unto his house, H1004 lest H6435 he die H4191 in the battle, H4421 and another H312 man H376 take her. H3947 [8] And the officers H7860 shall speak H1696 further H3254 unto H413 the people, H5971 and they shall say, H559 What H4310 man H376 is there that is fearful H3373 and faint§hearted? H7390 H3824 let him go H3212 and return H7725 unto his house, H1004 lest H3808 H853 his brethren’s H251 heart H3824 faint H4549 as well as his heart. H3824 [9] And it shall be, H1961 when the officers H7860 have made an end H3615 of speaking H1696 unto H413 the people, H5971 that they shall make H6485 captains H8269 of the armies H6635 to lead H7218 the people. H5971§ [10] When H3588 thou comest nigh H7126 unto H413 a city H5892 to fight H3898 against it, H5921 then proclaim H7121 peace H7965 unto it. H413 [11] And it shall be, H1961 if H518 it make thee answer H6030 of peace, H7965 and open H6605 unto thee, then it shall be, H1961 that all H3605 the people H5971 that is found H4672 therein shall be H1961 tributaries H4522 unto thee, and they shall serve thee. H5647 [12] And if H518 it will make H7999 no H3808 peace H7999 with thee, H5973 but will make H6213 war H4421 against thee, H5973 then thou shalt besiege H6696 it: H5921 [13] and when the Lord H3068 thy God H430 hath delivered it H5414 into thine hands, H3027 thou shalt smite H5221 H853 every H3605 male thereof H2138 with the edge H6310 of the sword: H2719 [14] but H7535 the women, H802 and the little ones, H2945 and the cattle, H929 and all H3605 that H834 is H1961 in the city, H5892 even all H3605 the spoil thereof, H7998 shalt thou take H962§ unto thyself; and thou shalt eat H398 H853 the spoil H7998 of thine enemies, H341 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 hath given H5414 thee. [15] Thus H3651 shalt thou do H6213 unto all H3605 the cities H5892 which are very H3966 far off H7350 from thee, H4480 which H834 are not H3808 of the cities H5892 of these H428 nations. H1471 H2007 [16] But H7535 of the cities H5892 of these H428 people, H5971 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 doth give H5414 thee for an inheritance, H5159 thou shalt save alive H2421 nothing H3808 H3605 that breatheth: H5397 [17] but H3588 thou shalt H2763 utterly H2763 destroy H2763 them; H2763 namely, the Hittites, H2850 and the Amorites, H567 the Canaanites, H3669 and the Perizzites, H6522 the Hivites, H2340 and the Jebusites; H2983 as H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 hath commanded thee: H6680 [18] that H4616 H834 they teach H3925 you H853 not H3808 to do H6213 after all H3605 their abominations, H8441 which H834 they have done H6213 unto their gods; H430 so should ye sin H2398 against the Lord H3068 your God. H430 [19] When H3588 thou shalt besiege H6696 H413 a city H5892 a long H7227 time, H3117 in making war H3898 against it H5921 to take it, H8610 thou shalt H7843 not H3808 destroy H7843 H853 the trees thereof H6086 by forcing H5080 an axe H1631 against them: H5921 for H3588 thou mayest eat H398 of them, H4480 and thou shalt H3772 not H3808 cut H3772 them H853 down H3772 (for H3588 the tree H6086 of the field H7704 is man’s H120 life) to employ H935 H6440 them§ in the siege: H4692 [20] only H7535 the trees H6086 which H834 thou knowest H3045 that H3588 they H1931 be not H3808 trees H6086 for meat, H3978 thou shalt destroy H7843 and cut H3772 them H853 down; H3772 and thou shalt build H1129 bulwarks H4692 against H5921 the city H5892 that H834 H1931 maketh H6213 war H4421 with thee, H5973 until H5704 it be subdued. H3381§

Footnotes

  1. § 20:3a Heb. be tender
  2. § 20:3b Heb. make haste
  3. § 20:6 Heb. made it common
  4. § 20:8 Heb. melt
  5. § 20:9 Heb. to be in the head of the people
  6. § 20:14 Heb. spoil
  7. § 20:19 Heb. to go from before thee
  8. § 20:20 Heb. it come down
Septuaginta
[1] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 ἐξέλθῃς G1831 εἰς G1519 πόλεμον G4171 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ἐχθρούς G2190 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἴδῃς G1492 ἵππον G2462 καὶ G2532 ἀναβάτην καὶ G2532 λαὸν G2992 πλείονά G4119 σου, G4675 οὐ G3756 φοβηθήσῃ G5399 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῶν, G846 ὅτι G3754 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 μετὰ G3326 σοῦ G4675 ὁ G3588 ἀναβιβάσας G307 σε G4571 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 Αἰγύπτου. G125 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ὅταν G3752 ἐγγίσῃς G1448 τῷ G3588 πολέμῳ, G4171 καὶ G2532 προσεγγίσας G4331 ὁ G3588 ἱερεὺς G2409 λαλήσει G2980 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 [3] καὶ G2532 ἐρεῖ G2046 πρὸς G4314 αὐτούς G846 Ἄκουε, G191 Ισραηλ· G2474 ὑμεῖς G5210 προσπορεύεσθε G4365 σήμερον G4594 εἰς G1519 πόλεμον G4171 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ἐχθροὺς G2190 ὑμῶν, G5216 μὴ G3361 ἐκλυέσθω G1590 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 ὑμῶν, G5216 μὴ G3361 φοβεῖσθε G5399 μηδὲ G3366 θραύεσθε G2352 μηδὲ G3366 ἐκκλίνητε G1578 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 αὐτῶν, G846 [4] ὅτι G3754 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὑμῶν G5216 ὁ G3588 προπορευόμενος G4313 μεθ’ G3326 ὑμῶν G5216 συνεκπολεμῆσαι ὑμῖν G5213 τοὺς G3588 ἐχθροὺς G2190 ὑμῶν G5216 διασῶσαι G1295 ὑμᾶς. G5209 [5] Καὶ G2532 λαλήσουσιν G2980 οἱ G3588 γραμματεῖς G1122 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 λέγοντες G3004 Τίς G5101 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 ὁ G3588 οἰκοδομήσας G3618 οἰκίαν G3614 καινὴν G2537 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐνεκαίνισεν G1457 αὐτήν; G846 Πορευέσθω G4198 καὶ G2532 ἀποστραφήτω G654 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 αὐτοῦ, G846 μὴ G3361 ἀποθάνῃ G599 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πολέμῳ G4171 καὶ G2532 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἕτερος G2087 ἐγκαινιεῖ G1457 αὐτήν. G846 [6] Καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος, G444 ὅστις G3748 ἐφύτευσεν G5452 ἀμπελῶνα G290 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 εὐφράνθη G2165 ἐξ G1537 αὐτοῦ; G846 Πορευέσθω G4198 καὶ G2532 ἀποστραφήτω G654 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 αὐτοῦ, G846 μὴ G3361 ἀποθάνῃ G599 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πολέμῳ G4171 καὶ G2532 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἕτερος G2087 εὐφρανθήσεται G2165 ἐξ G1537 αὐτοῦ. G846 [7] Καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος, G444 ὅστις G3748 μεμνήστευται G3423 γυναῖκα G1135 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔλαβεν G2983 αὐτήν; G846 Πορευέσθω G4198 καὶ G2532 ἀποστραφήτω G654 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 αὐτοῦ, G846 μὴ G3361 ἀποθάνῃ G599 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πολέμῳ G4171 καὶ G2532 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἕτερος G2087 λήμψεται G2983 αὐτήν. G846 [8] Καὶ G2532 προσθήσουσιν G4369 οἱ G3588 γραμματεῖς G1122 λαλῆσαι G2980 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 καὶ G2532 ἐροῦσιν G2046 Τίς G5101 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 ὁ G3588 φοβούμενος G5399 καὶ G2532 δειλὸς G1169 τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ; G2588 Πορευέσθω G4198 καὶ G2532 ἀποστραφήτω G654 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 δειλιάνῃ τὴν G3588 καρδίαν G2588 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 αὐτοῦ G846 ὥσπερ G5618 ἡ G3588 αὐτοῦ. G846 [9] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ὅταν G3752 παύσωνται G3973 οἱ G3588 γραμματεῖς G1122 λαλοῦντες G2980 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 λαόν, G2992 καὶ G2532 καταστήσουσιν G2525 ἄρχοντας G758 τῆς G3588 στρατιᾶς G4756 προηγουμένους G4285 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ. G2992 [10] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 προσέλθῃς G4334 πρὸς G4314 πόλιν G4172 ἐκπολεμῆσαι αὐτήν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκκαλέσῃ αὐτοὺς G846 μετ’ G3326 εἰρήνης· G1515 [11] ἐὰν G1437 μὲν G3303 εἰρηνικὰ G1516 ἀποκριθῶσίν G611 σοι G4671 καὶ G2532 ἀνοίξωσίν G455 σοι, G4671 ἔσται G2071 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 οἱ G3588 εὑρεθέντες G2147 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 ἔσονταί G2071 σοι G4671 φορολόγητοι καὶ G2532 ὑπήκοοί G5255 σου· G4675 [12] ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ὑπακούσωσίν G5219 σοι G4671 καὶ G2532 ποιήσωσιν G4160 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 πόλεμον, G4171 περικαθιεῖς αὐτήν, G846 [13] καὶ G2532 παραδώσει G3860 αὐτὴν G846 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 χεῖράς G5495 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 πατάξεις G3960 πᾶν G3956 ἀρσενικὸν αὐτῆς G846 ἐν G1722 φόνῳ G5408 μαχαίρας, G3162 [14] πλὴν G4133 τῶν G3588 γυναικῶν G1135 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 ἀποσκευῆς καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 κτήνη G2934 καὶ G2532 πάντα, G3956 ὅσα G3745 ἂν G302 ὑπάρχῃ ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πόλει, G4172 καὶ G2532 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 ἀπαρτίαν προνομεύσεις σεαυτῷ G4572 καὶ G2532 φάγῃ G5315 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 προνομὴν τῶν G3588 ἐχθρῶν G2190 σου, G4675 ὧν G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι. G4671 [15] Οὕτως G3779 ποιήσεις G4160 πάσας G3956 τὰς G3588 πόλεις G4172 τὰς G3588 μακρὰν G3112 οὔσας G5607 ἀπὸ G575 σοῦ G4675 σφόδρα, G4970 αἳ G3739 οὐχὶ G3780 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 πόλεων G4172 τῶν G3588 ἐθνῶν G1484 τούτων, G5130 [16] ἰδοὺ G2400 δὲ G1161 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 πόλεων G4172 τῶν G3588 ἐθνῶν G1484 τούτων, G5130 ὧν G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι G4671 κληρονομεῖν G2816 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 αὐτῶν, G846 οὐ G3756 ζωγρήσετε G2221 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῶν G846 πᾶν G3956 ἐμπνέον, G1709 [17] ἀλλ’ G235 ἢ G2228 ἀναθέματι G331 ἀναθεματιεῖτε G332 αὐτούς, G846 τὸν G3588 Χετταῖον καὶ G2532 Αμορραῖον καὶ G2532 Χαναναῖον G5478 καὶ G2532 Φερεζαῖον καὶ G2532 Ευαῖον καὶ G2532 Ιεβουσαῖον καὶ G2532 Γεργεσαῖον, ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ἐνετείλατό G1781 σοι G4671 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου, G4675 [18] ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 διδάξωσιν G1321 ὑμᾶς G5209 ποιεῖν G4160 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 βδελύγματα G946 αὐτῶν, G846 ὅσα G3745 ἐποίησαν G4160 τοῖς G3588 θεοῖς G2316 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἁμαρτήσεσθε G264 ἐναντίον G1726 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ὑμῶν. G5216 [19] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 περικαθίσῃς περὶ G4012 πόλιν G4172 ἡμέρας G2250 πλείους G4119 ἐκπολεμῆσαι αὐτὴν G846 εἰς G1519 κατάλημψιν αὐτῆς, G846 οὐχὶ G3780 ἐξολεθρεύσεις G1842 τὰ G3588 δένδρα G1186 αὐτῆς G846 ἐπιβαλεῖν G1911 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὰ G846 σίδηρον, G4604 ἀλλ’ G235 ἢ G2228 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ G846 φάγῃ, G5315 αὐτὸ G846 δὲ G1161 οὐκ G3756 ἐκκόψεις. G1581 Μὴ G3361 ἄνθρωπος G444 τὸ G3588 ξύλον G3586 τὸ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἀγρῷ G68 εἰσελθεῖν G1525 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 σου G4675 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 χάρακα; G5482 [20] Ἀλλὰ G235 ξύλον, G3586 ὃ G3739 ἐπίστασαι G1987 ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 καρπόβρωτόν ἐστιν, G2076 τοῦτο G5124 ἐξολεθρεύσεις G1842 καὶ G2532 ἐκκόψεις G1581 καὶ G2532 οἰκοδομήσεις G3618 χαράκωσιν ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 πόλιν, G4172 ἥτις G3748 ποιεῖ G4160 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 τὸν G3588 πόλεμον, G4171 ἕως G2193 ἂν G302 παραδοθῇ. G3860
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament