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Deuteronomy 20:10-15

10When thou comestnearתִקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126to acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against it, thenproclaimוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965to it.

11And it shall be, if it shall make theeanswerתַּֽעַנְךָ֔ta.'an.KhaH6030ofpeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965, andopenוּפָתְחָ֖הu.fa.te.ChahH6605to thee, then it shall be, that all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that arefoundהַנִּמְצָא־ha.nim.tza'-H4672in it shall be forcedlabourersלָמַ֖סla.MasH4522to thee, and they shallserveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃va.'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee.

12And if it will make nopeaceתַשְׁלִים֙tash.LimH7999with thee, but willmakeוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421against thee, then thou shaltbesiegeוְצַרְתָּ֖ve.tzar.TaH6696it:

13And when theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathdeliveredוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into thyhandsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221everymaleזְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.RahH2138of it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

14But thewomenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802, and the littleonesוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945, and thecattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929, and all that is in thecityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892, even all thespoilשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998of it, shalt thoutakeתָּבֹ֣זta.VozH962to thyself; and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398thespoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

15Thus shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213to all thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which areveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distantהָרְחֹקֹ֥תha.re.cho.KotH7350from thee,whichהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2007are not of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of thesenationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471.

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