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Deuteronomy 20:10-15

10When thou drawest nigh unto acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, thenproclaimוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965unto it.

11And it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518itmakeH5647theeanswerתַּֽעַנְךָ֔ta.'an.KhaH6030ofpeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965, andopenוּפָתְחָ֖הu.fa.te.ChahH6605unto thee, then it shall be, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that isfoundהַנִּמְצָא־ha.nim.tza'-H4672therein shallbecomeH1961tributary unto thee, and shallserveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃va.'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee.

12Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it willmakeוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213noלֹ֤אlo'H3808peace with thee, but willmakeH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

13and when theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430delivereth itintoH3027thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605male thereof with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

14but thewomenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802, and thelittleוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945, and thecattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929, andallוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605that is in thecityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892,evenאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605thespoilשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998thereof, shalt thoutakeH962for apreyH962unto thyself; and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398thespoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

15Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834areveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farH7350offH7350from thee,whichH834arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892oftheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471.

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