Revised Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 20:19-20
19When thou shalt besiegeתָצ֣וּרta.TzurH6696a cityעִיר֩'irH5892a longרַבִּ֜יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117,in making warלְֽהִלָּחֵ֧םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against it to takeלְתָפְשָׂ֗הּle.ta.fe.SahH8610it, thou shalt not destroyתַשְׁחִ֤יתtash.ChitH7843the treesעֵצָהּ֙'e.TzahH6086thereof by forcingלִנְדֹּ֤חַlin.Do.achH5080an axeגַּרְזֶ֔ןgar.ZenH1631against them: for thou mayest eatתֹאכֵ֔לto.KhelH398of them, and thou shalt not cut them downתִכְרֹ֑תtikh.RotH3772(for the treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704isman’sהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120life)to employלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935themin the siegeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃mi.pa.Nei.kha ba.ma.TzorH4692H6440:
20Only the treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086which thou knowestתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045that they benot treesעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086for meatמַאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978,thou shalt destroyתַשְׁחִ֖יתtash.ChitH7843and cut them downוְכָרָ֑תָּve.kha.Ra.taH3772;and thou shalt buildוּבָנִ֣יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129bulwarksמָצ֗וֹרma.TzorH4692against the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892that makethעֹשָׂ֧ה'o.SahH6213warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with thee, until it be subduedרִדְתָּֽהּ׃ פrid.TahH3381.
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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