Verse 19
Deuteronomy 20:19
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When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you?
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי תָצ֣וּר אֶל עִיר֩ יָמִ֨ים רַבִּ֜ים לְֽ/הִלָּחֵ֧ם עָלֶ֣י/הָ לְ/תָפְשָׂ֗/הּ לֹֽא תַשְׁחִ֤ית אֶת עֵצָ/הּ֙ לִ/נְדֹּ֤חַ עָלָי/ו֙ גַּרְזֶ֔ן כִּ֚י מִמֶּ֣/נּוּ תֹאכֵ֔ל וְ/אֹת֖/וֹ לֹ֣א תִכְרֹ֑ת כִּ֤י הָֽ/אָדָם֙ עֵ֣ץ הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה לָ/בֹ֥א מִ/פָּנֶ֖י/ךָ בַּ/מָּצֽוֹר
English Translation
When you besiege a city for many days to wage war against it in order to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them, for you may eat from them and you shall not cut them down, for is the tree of the field a man that it should be besieged by you?
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Chapter 20 Context
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When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more than you...
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It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the peopl...
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and shall tell them, “Hear, Israel, you draw near today to battle against your enemies. Don’t let yo...
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for Yahweh your God (Elohim) is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save...
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The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “What man is there who has built a new house, and ha...
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What man is there who has planted a vineyard, and has not used its fruit? Let him go and return to h...
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What man is there who has pledged to be married a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go and return...
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8
The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, “What man is there who is fearfu...
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9
It shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captain...
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10
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
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11
It shall be, if it makes you answer of peace, and opens to you, then it shall be, that all the peopl...
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12
If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it.
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13
When Yahweh your God (Elohim) delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the...
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14
but the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, yo...
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15
Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of...
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16
But of the cities of these peoples, that Yahweh your God (Elohim) gives you for an inheritance, you...
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but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivi...
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18
that they not teach you to follow all their abominations, which they have done to their gods; so wou...
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When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destro...
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Only the trees that you know are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down. You shall...
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