Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 20:12-14

12And if it will make no peaceתַשְׁלִים֙tash.LimH7999with thee, but will makeוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421against thee, then thou shalt besiegeוְצַרְתָּ֖ve.tzar.TaH6696it:

13And when Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath deliveredוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into thine handsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221every maleזְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.RahH2138thereof with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

14But the womenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802,and the little onesוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945,and the cattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,and all that is in the cityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892, evenall the spoilשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998thereof, shalt thou takeתָּבֹ֣זta.VozH962unto thyself; and thou shalt eatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398the spoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

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