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Deuteronomy 20:10-13

10Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you approachתִקְרַ֣ב אֶל־tik.Rav 'el-H7126 H413a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against itעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,you are to make an offerוְקָרָ֥אתָ אֵלֶ֖יהָve.ka.Ra.ta 'e.Lei.haH7121 H413of peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

11וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961Ifאִם־'im-H518they acceptתַּֽעַנְךָ֔ta.'an.KhaH6030your offer of peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965and openוּפָתְחָ֖הu.fa.te.ChahH6605their gatesוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thereהַנִּמְצָא־ha.nim.tza'-H4672will becomeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961forced laborersלָמַ֖סla.MasH4522to serveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃va.'a.va.Du.khaH5647you.

12But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they refuseלֹ֤אlo'H3808to make peaceתַשְׁלִים֙tash.LimH7999with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973and wageוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421against youעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973,lay siegeוְצַרְתָּ֖ve.tzar.TaH6696toעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921that city.

13When the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has delivered itוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,you must putוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.RahH2138to the swordלְפִי־ חָֽרֶב׃le.fi- Cha.revH6310 H2719.

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