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World English Bible

Deuteronomy 20 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Deuteronomy 20 (KJVS)

[1] When thou goest out () to battle against thine enemies, () and seest () horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid () of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up () out of the land of Egypt.
[2] And it shall be, when ye are come nigh () unto the battle, that the priest shall approach () and speak () unto the people,
[3] and shall say () unto them, Hear, () O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: () let not your hearts faint, () fear () not, and do not tremble, () neither be ye terrified () because of them;
[4] for the Lord your God is he that goeth () with you, to fight () for you against your enemies, () to save () you.
[5] And the officers () shall speak () unto the people, saying, () What man is there that hath built () a new house, and hath not dedicated () it? let him go () and return () to his house, lest he die () in the battle, and another man dedicate () it.
[6] And what man is he that hath planted () a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten () of it? let him also go () and return () unto his house, lest he die () in the battle, and another man eat () of it.
[7] And what man is there that hath betrothed () a wife, and hath not taken () her? let him go () and return () unto his house, lest he die () in the battle, and another man take () her.
[8] And the officers () shall speak () further () unto the people, and they shall say, () What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go () and return () unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint () as well as his heart.
[9] And it shall be, when the officers () have made an end () of speaking () unto the people, that they shall make () captains of the armies to lead the people.
[10] When thou comest nigh () unto a city to fight () against it, then proclaim () peace unto it.
[11] And it shall be, if it make thee answer () of peace, and open () unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found () therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve () thee.
[12] And if it will make no peace () with thee, but will make () war against thee, then thou shalt besiege () it:
[13] and when the Lord thy God hath delivered () it into thine hands, thou shalt smite () every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
[14] but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take () unto thyself; and thou shalt eat () the spoil of thine enemies, () which the Lord thy God hath given () thee.
[15] Thus shalt thou do () unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
[16] But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give () thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive () nothing that breatheth:
[17] but thou shalt utterly () destroy () them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded () thee:
[18] that they teach () you not to do () after all their abominations, which they have done () unto their gods; so should ye sin () against the Lord your God.
[19] When thou shalt besiege () a city a long time, in making war () against it to take () it, thou shalt not destroy () the trees thereof by forcing () an axe against them: for thou mayest eat () of them, and thou shalt not cut them down () (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ () them in the siege:
[20] only the trees which thou knowest () that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy () and cut them down; () and thou shalt build () bulwarks against the city that maketh () war with thee, until it be subdued. ()

Deuteronomy 20:3a Heb. be tender
Deuteronomy 20:3b Heb. make haste
Deuteronomy 20:6 Heb. made it common
Deuteronomy 20:8 Heb. melt
Deuteronomy 20:9 Heb. to be in the head of the people
Deuteronomy 20:14 Heb. spoil
Deuteronomy 20:19 Heb. to go from before thee
Deuteronomy 20:20 Heb. it come down

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Deuteronomy 20 (BYZ)

[1] εαν δε εξελθης εις πολεμον επι τους εχθρους σου και ιδης ιππον και αναβατην και λαον πλειονα σου ου φοβηθηση απ αυτων οτι κυριος ο θεος σου μετα σου ο αναβιβασας σε εκ γης αιγυπτου
[2] και εσται οταν εγγισης τω πολεμω και προσεγγισας ο ιερευς λαλησει τω λαω
[3] και ερει προς αυτους ακουε ισραηλ υμεις προσπορευεσθε σημερον εις πολεμον επι τους εχθρους υμων μη εκλυεσθω η καρδια υμων μη φοβεισθε μηδε θραυεσθε μηδε εκκλινητε απο προσωπου αυτων
[4] οτι κυριος ο θεος υμων ο προπορευομενος μεθ υμων συνεκπολεμησαι υμιν τους εχθρους υμων διασωσαι υμας
[5] και λαλησουσιν οι γραμματεις προς τον λαον λεγοντες τις ο ανθρωπος ο οικοδομησας οικιαν καινην και ουκ ενεκαινισεν αυτην πορευεσθω και αποστραφητω εις την οικιαν αυτου μη αποθανη εν τω πολεμω και ανθρωπος ετερος εγκαινιει αυτην
[6] και τις ο ανθρωπος οστις εφυτευσεν αμπελωνα και ουκ ευφρανθη εξ αυτου πορευεσθω και αποστραφητω εις την οικιαν αυτου μη αποθανη εν τω πολεμω και ανθρωπος ετερος ευφρανθησεται εξ αυτου
[7] και τις ο ανθρωπος οστις μεμνηστευται γυναικα και ουκ ελαβεν αυτην πορευεσθω και αποστραφητω εις την οικιαν αυτου μη αποθανη εν τω πολεμω και ανθρωπος ετερος λημψεται αυτην
[8] και προσθησουσιν οι γραμματεις λαλησαι προς τον λαον και ερουσιν τις ο ανθρωπος ο φοβουμενος και δειλος τη καρδια πορευεσθω και αποστραφητω εις την οικιαν αυτου ινα μη δειλιανη την καρδιαν του αδελφου αυτου ωσπερ η αυτου
[9] και εσται οταν παυσωνται οι γραμματεις λαλουντες προς τον λαον και καταστησουσιν αρχοντας της στρατιας προηγουμενους του λαου
[10] εαν δε προσελθης προς πολιν εκπολεμησαι αυτην και εκκαλεση αυτους μετ ειρηνης
[11] εαν μεν ειρηνικα αποκριθωσιν σοι και ανοιξωσιν σοι εσται πας ο λαος οι ευρεθεντες εν αυτη εσονται σοι φορολογητοι και υπηκοοι σου
[12] εαν δε μη υπακουσωσιν σοι και ποιησωσιν προς σε πολεμον περικαθιεις αυτην
[13] και παραδωσει αυτην κυριος ο θεος σου εις τας χειρας σου και παταξεις παν αρσενικον αυτης εν φονω μαχαιρας
[14] πλην των γυναικων και της αποσκευης και παντα τα κτηνη και παντα οσα αν υπαρχη εν τη πολει και πασαν την απαρτιαν προνομευσεις σεαυτω και φαγη πασαν την προνομην των εχθρων σου ων κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι
[15] ουτως ποιησεις πασας τας πολεις τας μακραν ουσας απο σου σφοδρα αι ουχι εκ των πολεων των εθνων τουτων
[16] ιδου δε απο των πολεων των εθνων τουτων ων κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι κληρονομειν την γην αυτων ου ζωγρησετε απ αυτων παν εμπνεον
[17] αλλ η αναθεματι αναθεματιειτε αυτους τον χετταιον και αμορραιον και χαναναιον και φερεζαιον και ευαιον και ιεβουσαιον και γεργεσαιον ον τροπον ενετειλατο σοι κυριος ο θεος σου
[18] ινα μη διδαξωσιν υμας ποιειν παντα τα βδελυγματα αυτων οσα εποιησαν τοις θεοις αυτων και αμαρτησεσθε εναντιον κυριου του θεου υμων
[19] εαν δε περικαθισης περι πολιν ημερας πλειους εκπολεμησαι αυτην εις καταλημψιν αυτης ουχι εξολεθρευσεις τα δενδρα αυτης επιβαλειν επ αυτα σιδηρον αλλ η απ αυτου φαγη αυτο δε ουκ εκκοψεις μη ανθρωπος το ξυλον το εν τω αγρω εισελθειν απο προσωπου σου εις τον χαρακα
[20] αλλα ξυλον ο επιστασαι οτι ου καρποβρωτον εστιν τουτο εξολεθρευσεις και εκκοψεις και οικοδομησεις χαρακωσιν επι την πολιν ητις ποιει προς σε τον πολεμον εως αν παραδοθη

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.