1When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
2When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
3And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
4And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
5And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;20.3 faint: Heb. be tender20.3 tremble: Heb. make haste
6And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;20.3 faint: Heb. be tender20.3 tremble: Heb. make haste
7For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
8For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
9¶ And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
10¶ And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
11And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.20.6 eaten…: Heb. made it common
12And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.20.6 eaten…: Heb. made it common
13And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
14And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
15And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.20.8 faint: Heb. melt
16And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.20.8 faint: Heb. melt
17And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.20.9 to lead…: Heb. to be in the head of the people
18And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.20.9 to lead…: Heb. to be in the head of the people
19¶ When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
20¶ When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
21And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
22And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
23And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
24And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
25And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
26And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
27But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.20.14 take: Heb. spoil
28But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.20.14 take: Heb. spoil
29Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
30Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
31But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
32But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
33But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
34But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
35That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.
36That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.
37¶ When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:20.19 for the…: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege20.19 to employ…: Heb. to go from before thee
38¶ When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:20.19 for the…: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege20.19 to employ…: Heb. to go from before thee
39Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.20.20 it…: Heb. it come down
40Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.20.20 it…: Heb. it come down