New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 20:13-18
13When the LordH3068 your GodH430 givesH5414 it into your handH3027, 1you shall strikeH5221 allH3605 the 2menH2138 in it with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719. 14OnlyH7534 the womenH802 and the childrenH2945 and 3the animalsH929 and allH3605 that is in the cityH5892, allH3605 its spoilH7998, you shall takeH962 as bootyH962 for yourself; and you shall 4useH398 the spoilH7998 of your enemiesH340 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you. 15ThusH3651 you shall doH6213 to allH3605 the citiesH5892 that are veryH3966 farH7350 from you, whichH834 are not of the citiesH5892 of theseH428 nationsH1471 5nearbyH2008. 166OnlyH7534 in the citiesH5892 of theseH428 peoplesH5971 that the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you as an inheritanceH5159, you shall not leaveH2421 aliveH2421 anythingH3605 that breathesH5397. 17But you shall 7utterlyH2763 destroyH2763 them, the HittiteH2850 and the AmoriteH567, the CanaaniteH3669 and the PerizziteH6522, the HiviteH2340 and the JebusiteH2983, as the LordH3068 your GodH430 has commandedH6680 you, 18soH4616 that they may not teachH3925 you to doH6213 8according to allH3605 their detestableH8441 thingsH8441 whichH834 they have doneH6213 for their godsH430, so that you would 9sinH2398 against the LordH3068 your GodH430.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 20:13 Num 31:7 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 20:13 Lit males ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 20:14 Josh 8:2 ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 20:14 Lit eat ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 20:15 Lit here ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 20:16 Ex 23:31-33; Num 21:2, 3; Deut 7:1-5; Josh 11:14 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 20:17 Or put them under the ban ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 20:18 Ex 34:12-16; Deut 7:4; 9:5; 12:30, 31 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 20:18 Ex 23:33; 2 Kin 21:3-15; Ps 106:34-41 ↩
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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