Deuteronomy 20

1When thou goest forth^H3318 to battle^H4421 against thine enemies^H341, and seest^H7200 horses^H5483, and chariots^H7393, and a people^H5971 more^H7227 than thou, thou shalt not be afraid^H3372 of them; for Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 is with thee, who brought thee up^H5927 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714. 2And it shall be, when ye draw nigh^H7126 unto the battle^H4421, that the priest^H3548 shall approach^H5066 and speak^H1696 unto the people^H5971, 3and shall say^H559 unto them, Hear^H8085, O Israel^H3478, ye draw nigh^H7131 this day^H3117 unto battle^H4421 against your enemies^H341: let not your heart^H3824 faint^H7401; fear^H3372 not, nor tremble^H2648, neither be ye affrighted^H6206 at them^H6440; 4for Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 is he that goeth^H1980 with you, to fight^H3898 for you against your enemies^H341, to save^H3467 you. 5And the officers^H7860 shall speak^H1696 unto the people^H5971, saying^H559, What man^H376 is there that hath built^H1129 a new^H2319 house^H1004, and hath not dedicated^H2596 it? let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 to his house^H1004, lest he die^H4191 in the battle^H4421, and another^H312 man^H376 dedicate^H2596 it. 6And what man^H376 is there that hath planted^H5193 a vineyard^H3754, and hath not used^H2490 the fruit thereof? let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house^H1004, lest he die^H4191 in the battle^H4421, and another^H312 man^H376 use^H2490 the fruit thereof. 7And what man^H376 is there that hath betrothed^H781 a wife^H802, and hath not taken^H3947 her? let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house^H1004, lest he die^H4191 in the battle^H4421, and another^H312 man^H376 take^H3947 her. 8And the officers^H7860 shall speak^H1696 further^H3254 unto the people^H5971, and they shall say^H559, What man^H376 is there that is fearful^H3373 and faint-hearted^H7390? let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house^H1004, lest his brethren's^H251 heart^H3824 melt^H4549 as his heart^H3824. 9And it shall be, when the officers^H7860 have made an end^H3615 of speaking^H1696 unto the people^H5971, that they shall appoint^H6485 captains^H8269 of hosts^H6635 at the head^H7218 of the people^H5971. 10When thou drawest nigh^H7126 unto a city^H5892 to fight^H3898 against it, then proclaim^H7121 peace^H7965 unto it. 11And it shall be, if it make thee answer^H6030 of peace^H7965, and open^H6605 unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people^H5971 that are found^H4672 therein shall become tributary^H4522 unto thee, and shall serve^H5647 thee. 12And if it will make no peace^H7999 with thee, but will make^H6213 war^H4421 against thee, then thou shalt besiege^H6696 it: 13and when Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 delivereth^H5414 it into thy hand^H3027, thou shalt smite^H5221 every male^H2138 thereof with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719: 14but the women^H802, and the little ones^H2945, and the cattle^H929, and all that is in the city^H5892, even all the spoil^H7998 thereof, shalt thou take^H962 for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat^H398 the spoil^H7998 of thine enemies^H341, which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 hath given^H5414 thee. 15Thus shalt thou do^H6213 unto all the cities^H5892 which are very^H3966 far off^H7350 from thee, which^H2007 are not of the cities^H5892 of these nations^H1471. 16But of the cities^H5892 of these peoples^H5971, that Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee for an inheritance^H5159, thou shalt save alive^H2421 nothing that breatheth^H5397; 17but thou shalt utterly^H2763 destroy^H2763 them: the Hittite^H2850, and the Amorite^H567, the Canaanite^H3669, and the Perizzite^H6522, the Hivite^H2340, and the Jebusite^H2983; as Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 hath commanded^H6680 thee; 18that they teach^H3925 you not to do^H6213 after all their abominations^H8441, which they have done^H6213 unto their gods^H430; so would ye sin^H2398 against Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430. 19When thou shalt besiege^H6696 a city^H5892 a long^H7227 time^H3117, in making war^H3898 against it to take^H8610 it, thou shalt not destroy^H7843 the trees^H6086 thereof by wielding^H5080 an axe^H1631 against them; for thou mayest eat^H398 of them, and thou shalt not cut them down^H3772; for is the tree^H6086 of the field^H7704 man^H120, that it should^H935 be besieged^H6440 of thee? 20Only the trees^H6086 of which thou knowest^H3045 that they are not trees^H6086 for food^H3978, thou shalt destroy^H7843 and cut them down^H3772; and thou shalt build^H1129 bulwarks^H4692 against the city^H5892 that maketh^H6213 war^H4421 with thee, until it fall^H3381.