Deuteronomy 20
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Deuteronomy 20:19-20

19When thou shalt besiege a cityH5892 a longH3117 time, in makingH3772 war againstH5921 it to takeH935 it, thou shalt notH3808 destroyH7843 the treesH6086 thereof by wieldingH8610 an axeH1631 againstH5921 them; for thou mayest eatH398 of them, and thou shalt notH3808 cutH3772 them downH3772; for is the treeH6086 of the fieldH7704 manH120, that it should be besiegedH4692 of thee? 20OnlyH7535 the treesH6086 whichH834 thou knowest that they be notH3808 treesH6086 for meat, thou shalt destroyH7843 and cutH3772 them downH3381; and thou shalt buildH1129 bulwarks againstH5921 the cityH5892 that maketh warH4421 with thee, untilH5704 it fallH3381.

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