New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 20:10-18
10“WhenH3588 you approachH7126 a cityH5892 to fightH3898 againstH5921 it, you shall 1offerH7121 it termsH7121 of peaceH7965. 11And ifH518 it 2agreesH6030 toH6030 makeH6030 peaceH7965 with you and opensH6605 to you, then allH3605 the peopleH5971 who are foundH4672 in it shall becomeH1961 your 3forcedH4522 laborH4522 and serveH5647 you. 12However, ifH518 it does not makeH7999 peaceH7999 with you, but makesH6213 warH4421 againstH5973 you, then you shall besiegeH6696 it. 13When the LordH3068 your GodH430 givesH5414 it into your handH3027, 4you shall strikeH5221 allH3605 the 5menH2138 in it with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719. 14HoweverH7534, the womenH802, the childrenH2945, 6the animalsH929, and everythingH3605 that is in the cityH5892, allH3605 of its spoilsH7998, you shall takeH962 as plunderH962 for yourself; and you shall 7useH398 the spoilsH7998 of your enemiesH340 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you. 15ThisH3651 isH3651 whatH3651 you shall doH6213 to allH3605 the citiesH5892 that are veryH3966 farH7350 from you, whichH834 are not of the citiesH5892 of theseH428 nationsH1471 8nearbyH2008. 169OnlyH7534 in the citiesH5892 of theseH428 peoplesH5971 that the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you as an inheritanceH5159, you shall not leaveH2421 anythingH3605 that breathesH5397 aliveH2421. 17InsteadH3588, you shall 10utterlyH2763 destroyH2763 them, the HittiteH2850 and the AmoriteH567, the CanaaniteH3669 and the PerizziteH6522, the HiviteH2340 and the JebusiteH2983, justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has commandedH6680 you, 18soH4616 thatH4616 they will not teachH3925 you to doH6213 1112allH3605 the same detestableH8441 practicesH8441 of theirs whichH834 they have doneH6213 for their godsH430, 13by which you would 14sinH2398 against the LordH3068 your GodH430.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 20:10 Lit call to it for peace ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 20:11 Lit answers peace to you ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 20:11 1 Kin 9:21 ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 20:13 Num 31:7 ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 20:13 Lit males ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 20:14 Josh 8:2 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 20:14 Lit eat ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 20:15 Lit here ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 20:16 Ex 23:31-33; Num 21:2, 3; Deut 7:1-5; Josh 11:14 ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 20:17 Or put them under the ban ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 20:18 Lit according to all the detestable ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 20:18 Ex 34:12-16; Deut 7:4; 9:5; 12:30, 31 ↩
- 13. Deuteronomy 20:18 Lit and you would ↩
- 14. 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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