Deuteronomy 20:1 When thou goest out3318 to battle4421 against thine enemies,341 and seest7200 horses,5483 and chariots,7393 and a people5971 more7227 than thou, be not afraid3372 of them: for the LORD3068 thy God430 is with thee, which brought thee up5927 out of the land776 of Egypt.4714 cr 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh7126 unto the battle,4421 that the priest3548 shall approach5066 and speak1696 unto the people,5971 cr 3 And shall say559 unto them, Hear,8085 O Israel,3478 ye approach7131 this day3117 unto battle4421 against your enemies:341 let not your hearts3824 faint,7401{Heb. be tender} fear3372 not, and do not tremble,2648{Heb. make haste} neither be ye terrified6206 because6440 of them; cr 4 For the LORD3068 your God430 is he that goeth1980 with you, to fight3898 for you against your enemies,341 to save3467 you. cr

Deuteronomy 20:5 And the officers7860 shall speak1696 unto the people,5971 saying,559 What man376 is there that hath built1129 a new2319 house,1004 and hath not dedicated2596 it? let him go3212 and return7725 to his house,1004 lest he die4191 in the battle,4421 and another312 man376 dedicate2596 it. cr 6 And what man376 is he that hath planted5193 a vineyard,3754 and hath not yet eaten2490 of it?{Heb. made it common} let him also go3212 and return7725 unto his house,1004 lest he die4191 in the battle,4421 and another312 man376 eat2490 of it. cr 7 And what man376 is there that hath betrothed781 a wife,802 and hath not taken3947 her? let him go3212 and return7725 unto his house,1004 lest he die4191 in the battle,4421 and another312 man376 take3947 her. cr 8 And the officers7860 shall speak1696 further3254 unto the people,5971 and they shall say,559 What man376 is there that is fearful3373 and fainthearted?7390 3824{Heb. melt} let him go3212 and return7725 unto his house,1004 lest his brethren's251 heart3824 faint4549 as well as his heart.3824 cr 9 And it shall be, when the officers7860 have made an end3615 of speaking1696 unto the people,5971 that they shall make6485 captains8269 of the armies6635 to lead7218 the people.5971{Heb. to be in the head of the people} cr

Deuteronomy 20:10 When thou comest nigh7126 unto a city5892 to fight3898 against it, then proclaim7121 peace7965 unto it. cr 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer6030 of peace,7965 and open6605 unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people5971 that is found4672 therein shall be tributaries4522 unto thee, and they shall serve5647 thee. cr 12 And if it will make no peace7999 with thee, but will make6213 war4421 against thee, then thou shalt besiege6696 it: cr 13 And when the LORD3068 thy God430 hath delivered5414 it into thine hands,3027 thou shalt smite5221 every male2138 thereof with the edge6310 of the sword:2719 cr 14 But the women,802 and the little ones,2945 and the cattle,929 and all that is in the city,5892 even all the spoil7998 thereof, shalt thou take962{Heb. spoil} unto thyself; and thou shalt eat398 the spoil7998 of thine enemies,341 which the LORD3068 thy God430 hath given5414 thee. cr 15 Thus shalt thou do6213 unto all the cities5892 which are very3966 far off7350 from thee, which2007 are not of the cities5892 of these nations.1471 cr 16 But of the cities5892 of these people,5971 which the LORD3068 thy God430 doth give5414 thee for an inheritance,5159 thou shalt save alive2421 nothing that breatheth:5397 cr 17 But thou shalt utterly2763 destroy2763 them; namely, the Hittites,2850 and the Amorites,567 the Canaanites,3669 and the Perizzites,6522 the Hivites,2340 and the Jebusites;2983 as the LORD3068 thy God430 hath commanded6680 thee: cr 18 That they teach3925 you not to do6213 after all their abominations,8441 which they have done6213 unto their gods;430 so should ye sin2398 against the LORD3068 your God.430 cr

Deuteronomy 20:19 When thou shalt besiege6696 a city5892 a long7227 time,3117 in making war3898 against it to take8610 it, thou shalt not destroy7843 the trees6086 thereof by forcing5080 an axe1631 against them: for thou mayest eat398 of them, and thou shalt not cut them down3772 (for the tree6086 of the field7704 is man's120 life){Or, for, O man the tree of the field is to be employed in the seige} to employ935 them{Heb. to go from before thee} in the siege:6440 4692 cr 20 Only the trees6086 which thou knowest3045 that they be not trees6086 for meat,3978 thou shalt destroy7843 and cut them down;3772 and thou shalt build1129 bulwarks4692 against the city5892 that maketh6213 war4421 with thee, until it be subdued.3381{Heb. it come down} cr