Deuteronomy 20
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Deuteronomy 20:19

19When thou shalt besiegeH6696 a cityH5892 a longH7227 timeH3117, in making warH3898 against it to takeH8610 it, thou shalt not destroyH7843 the treesH6086 of it by forcingH5080 an axeH1631 against them: for thou mayest eatH398 of them, and thou shalt not cut them downH3772 (for the treeH6086 of the fieldH7704 is man’sH120 life ) to employH935 them in the siegeH6440H4692:12

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 20:19 for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 20:19 to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain