Updated King James Bible 1850 Edition (KJV)

Deuteronomy 20

1 The priest's exhortation to encourage the people to battle. 5 The officers' proclamation who are to be dismissed from the war. 10 How to use the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation of peace. 16 What cities must be devoted. 19 Trees of man's meat must not be destroyed in the siege.

 20:1 ¶ When x3588 thou goest out 3318 z8799 to battle 4421 against x5921 thine enemies, 341 z8802 and seest 7200 z8804 horses, 5483 and chariots, 7393 [and] a people 5971 more 7227 than x4480 thou, be not afraid 3372 z8799 x3808 of x4480 them: for x3588 the LORD 3068 thy God 430 [is] with x5973 thee, which brought thee up 5927 z8688 out of the land 776 x4480 of Egypt. 4714

 20:2 And it shall be, x1961 when ye are come nigh 7126 z8800 unto x413 the battle, 4421 that the priest 3548 shall approach 5066 z8738 and speak 1696 z8765 unto x413 the people, 5971

 20:3 And shall say 559 z8804 unto x413 them, Hear, 8085 z8798 O Israel, 3478 ye x859 approach 7131 this day 3117 unto battle 4421 against x5921 your enemies: 341 z8802 let not x408 your hearts 3824 faint, 7401 z8735 fear 3372 z8799 not, x408 and do not x408 tremble, 2648 z8799 neither x408 be ye terrified 6206 z8799 because y6440 of x4480 x6440 them;

 20:4 For x3588 the LORD 3068 your God 430 [is] he that goeth 1980 z8802 with x5973 you, to fight 3898 z8736 for you against x5973 your enemies, 341 z8802 to save 3467 z8687 you.

 20:5 ¶ And the officers 7860 z8802 shall speak 1696 z8765 unto x413 the people, 5971 saying, 559 z8800 What x4310 man 376 [is there] that x834 hath built 1129 z8804 a new 2319 house, 1004 and hath not x3808 dedicated 2596 z8804 it? let him go y3212 z8799 x1980 and return 7725 z8799 to his house, 1004 lest x6435 he die 4191 z8799 in the battle, 4421 and another 312 man 376 dedicate 2596 z8799 it.

 20:6 And what x4310 man 376 [is he] that x834 hath planted 5193 z8804 a vineyard, 3754 and hath not x3808 [yet] eaten 2490 z8765 of it? let him [also] go y3212 z8799 x1980 and return 7725 z8799 unto his house, 1004 lest x6435 he die 4191 z8799 in the battle, 4421 and another 312 man 376 eat 2490 z8762 of it.

 20:7 And what x4310 man 376 [is there] that x834 hath betrothed 781 z8765 a wife, 802 and hath not x3808 taken 3947 z8804 her? let him go y3212 z8799 x1980 and return 7725 z8799 unto his house, 1004 lest x6435 he die 4191 z8799 in the battle, 4421 and another 312 man 376 take 3947 z8799 her.

 20:8 And the officers 7860 z8802 shall speak 1696 z8763 further 3254 z8804 unto x413 the people, 5971 and they shall say, 559 z8804 What x4310 man 376 [is there that is] fearful 3373 and fainthearted? 7390 3824 let him go y3212 z8799 x1980 and return 7725 z8799 unto his house, 1004 lest x3808 x853 his brethren's 251 heart 3824 faint 4549 z8735 as well as his heart. 3824

 20:9 And it shall be, x1961 when the officers 7860 z8802 have made an end 3615 z8763 of speaking 1696 z8763 unto x413 the people, 5971 that they shall make 6485 z8804 captains 8269 of the armies 6635 to lead 7218 the people. 5971

 20:10 ¶ When x3588 thou comest nigh 7126 z8799 unto x413 a city 5892 to fight 3898 z8736 against x5921 it, then proclaim 7121 z8804 peace 7965 unto x413 it.

 20:11 And it shall be, x1961 if x518 it make thee answer 6030 z8799 of peace, 7965 and open 6605 z8804 unto thee, then it shall be, x1961 [that] all x3605 the people 5971 [that is] found 4672 z8737 therein shall be x1961 tributaries 4522 unto thee, and they shall serve 5647 z8804 thee.

 20:12 And if x518 it will make no peace 7999 z8686 x3808 with x5973 thee, but will make 6213 z8804 war 4421 against x5973 thee, then thou shalt besiege 6696 z8804 x5921 it:

 20:13 And when the LORD 3068 thy God 430 hath delivered 5414 z8804 it into thine hands, 3027 thou shalt smite 5221 z8689 x853 every x3605 male 2138 thereof with the edge 6310 of the sword: 2719

 20:14 But x7535 the women, 802 and the little ones, 2945 and the cattle, 929 and all x3605 that x834 is x1961 in the city, 5892 [even] all x3605 the spoil 7998 thereof, shalt thou take 962 z8799 unto thyself; and thou shalt eat 398 z8804 x853 the spoil 7998 of thine enemies, 341 z8802 which x834 the LORD 3068 thy God 430 hath given 5414 z8804 thee.

 20:15 Thus x3651 shalt thou do 6213 z8799 unto all x3605 the cities 5892 [which are] very 3966 far off 7350 from x4480 thee, which y2007 x834 [are] not x3808 of the cities 5892 x4480 of these x428 nations. 1471

 20:16 But x7535 of the cities 5892 x4480 of these x428 people, 5971 which x834 the LORD 3068 thy God 430 doth give 5414 z8802 thee [for] an inheritance, 5159 thou shalt save alive 2421 z8762 nothing x3808 x3605 that breatheth: 5397

 20:17 But x3588 thou shalt utterly y2763 z8687 destroy 2763 z8686 them; [namely], the Hittites, 2850 and the Amorites, 567 the Canaanites, 3669 and the Perizzites, 6522 the Hivites, 2340 and the Jebusites; 2983 as x834 the LORD 3068 thy God 430 hath commanded 6680 z8765 thee:

 20:18 That x4616 x834 they teach 3925 z8762 you not x3808 to do 6213 z8800 after all x3605 their abominations, 8441 which x834 they have done 6213 z8804 unto their gods; 430 so should ye sin 2398 z8804 against the LORD 3068 your God. 430

 20:19 ¶ When x3588 thou shalt besiege 6696 z8799 x413 a city 5892 a long 7227 time, 3117 in making war 3898 z8736 against x5921 it to take 8610 z8800 it, thou shalt not x3808 destroy 7843 z8686 x853 the trees 6086 thereof by forcing 5080 z8800 an axe 1631 against x5921 them: for x3588 thou mayest eat 398 z8799 of x4480 them, and thou shalt not x3808 cut them down 3772 z8799 x853 (for x3588 the tree 6086 of the field 7704 [is] man's 120 [life]) to employ 935 z8800 x4480 x6440 [them] in the siege: 4692 y6440

 20:20 Only x7535 the trees 6086 which x834 thou knowest 3045 z8799 that x3588 they x1931 [be] not x3808 trees 6086 for meat, 3978 thou shalt destroy 7843 z8686 and cut them down; 3772 z8804 and thou shalt build 1129 z8804 bulwarks 4692 against x5921 the city 5892 that x834 x1931 maketh 6213 z8802 war 4421 with x5973 thee, until x5704 it be subdued. 3381 z8800