New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 20:10-15

10“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you approachתִקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, you shallofferH7121it termsH7121of peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

11Ifאִם־'im-H518itagreesH6030to makeH6030peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965with you and opensוּפָתְחָ֖הu.fa.te.ChahH6605to you, then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971who are foundהַנִּמְצָא־ha.nim.tza'-H4672in it shall becomeH1961yourforcedH4522laborלָמַ֖סla.MasH4522and shall serveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃va.'a.va.Du.khaH5647you.

12However, ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it does not makeתַשְׁלִים֙tash.LimH7999peaceH7999with you, but makesוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421againstH5973you, then you shall besiegeוְצַרְתָּ֖ve.tzar.TaH6696it.

13When the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,you shall strikeוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605themenזְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.RahH2138in it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

14OnlyH7534the womenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802and the childrenוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945andthe animalsוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929and allוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605that is in the cityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892,allכָּל־kol-H3605its spoilשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998,you shall takeH962as bootyH962for yourself; and you shalluseוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398the spoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of your enemiesH340whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414you.

15Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892that are veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farהָרְחֹקֹ֥תha.re.cho.KotH7350from you, whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834are not of the citiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471nearbyH2008.

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