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Deuteronomy 20

Laws of Warfare

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"Whenh3588 you goh3318 out to battleh4421 againsth5921 your enemiesh340 and seeh7200  ahorsesh5483b and chariotsh7393 and peopleh5971a moreh7227a numeroush7227a thanh4480 you,  bdo not be afraidh3372a of them; for the LORDh3068 your Godh430, whoh834 broughth5927 you up from the landh776 of Egypth4714, is with you.

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"When you are approachingh7126 the battleh4421, the priesth3548 shall comeh5066 nearh5066 and speakh1696 to the peopleh5971a.

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"He shall sayh559 to them, `Hearh8085, O Israelh3478, you are approachingh7126 the battleh4421 againsth5921 your enemiesh340 todayh3117. Do not be faintheartedh7401h3824.  aDo not be afraidh3372a, or panich2648, or trembleh6206 beforeh4480h6440 them,

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for the LORDh3068 your Godh430  ais the one who goesh1980 with you, to fighth3898a for you againsth5973 your enemiesh340, to saveh3467 you.'

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"The officersh7860 also shall speakh1696 to the peopleh5971a, sayingh559, `Whoh4310 is the manh376 that has builth1129 a newh2319 househ1004 and has not  adedicatedh2596 it? Let him departh1980 and returnh7725 to his househ1004, otherwiseh6435 he might dieh4191 in the battleh4421 and anotherh312 manh376 would dedicateh2596 it.

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`Whoh4310 is the manh376 that has plantedh5193 a vineyardh3754 and has not  1begunh2490c to useh2490c its fruith2490c? Let him departh1980 and returnh7725 to his househ1004, otherwiseh6435 he might dieh4191 in the battleh4421 and anotherh312 manh376  1would beginh2490c to useh2490c its fruith2490c.

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aAnd whoh4310 is the manh376 that is engagedh781 to a womanh802 and has not  1marriedh3947 her? Let him departh1980 and returnh7725 to his househ1004, otherwiseh6435 he might dieh4191 in the battleh4421 and anotherh312 manh376  2would marryh3947 her.'

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"Then the officersh7860 shall speakh1696 furtherh3254 to the peopleh5971a and sayh559, ` aWhoh4310 is the manh376 that is afraidh3372a and faintheartedh7401h3824? Let him departh1980 and returnh7725 to his househ1004, so that  1he might not make his brothers'h251 heartsh3824 melth4549 like his hearth3824.'

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"When the officersh7860 have finishedh3615 speakingh1696 to the peopleh5971a, they shall appointh6485 commandersh8269 of armiesh6635 at the headh7218 of the peopleh5971a.

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"Whenh3588 you approachh7126 a cityh5892b to fighth3898a againsth5921 it, you shall  1offerh7121 it termsh7121 of peaceh7965.

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"Ifh518 it  1agreesh6030a to makeh6030a peaceh7965 with you and opensh6605a to you, then allh3605 the peopleh5971a who are foundh4672 in it shall becomeh1961 your  aforcedh4522 laborh4522 and shall serveh5647 you.

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"However, ifh518 it does not makeh7999b peaceh7999b with you, but makesh6213a warh4421 againsth5973 you, then you shall besiegeh6696a it.

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"When the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 it into your handh3027,  ayou shall strikeh5221 allh3605 the  1menh2138 in it with the edgeh6310 of the swordh2719.

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"Onlyh7534 the womenh802 and the childrenh2945 and  athe animalsh929 and allh3605 that is in the cityh5892b, allh3605 its spoilh7998, you shall takeh962 as bootyh962 for yourself; and you shall  1useh398 the spoilh7998 of your enemiesh340 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 has givenh5414 you.

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"Thush3651 you shall doh6213a to allh3605 the citiesh5892b that are veryh3966 farh7350 from you, whichh834 are not of the citiesh5892b of theseh428 nationsh1471  1nearbyh2008.

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aOnlyh7534 in the citiesh5892b of theseh428 peoplesh5971a that the LORDh3068 your Godh430 is givingh5414 you as an inheritanceh5159, you shall not leaveh2421a aliveh2421a anythingh3605 that breathesh5397.

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"But you shall  1utterlyh2763a destroyh2763a them, the Hittiteh2850 and the Amoriteh567, the Canaaniteh3669a and the Perizziteh6522, the Hiviteh2340 and the Jebusiteh2983, as the LORDh3068 your Godh430 has commandedh6680 you,

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soh4616 that they may not teachh3925 you to doh6213a  aaccording to allh3605 their detestableh8441 thingsh8441 whichh834 they have doneh6213a for their godsh430, so that you would  bsinh2398 against the LORDh3068 your Godh430.

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"Whenh3588 you besiegeh6696a a cityh5892b a longh7227a timeh3117, to makeh3898a warh3898a againsth5921 it in order to captureh8610 it, you shall not destroyh7843 its treesh6086 by swingingh5080 an axeh1631 againsth5921 them; for you may eath398 from them, and you shall not cuth3772 them downh3772.  1For is the treeh6086 of the fieldh7704 a manh120, that it should  2be besiegedh4692 by you?

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"Onlyh7534 the treesh6086 whichh834 you knowh3045  1are not fruith3978 treesh6086 you shall destroyh7843 and cuth3772 downh3772, that you may constructh1129 siegeworksh4692 againsth5921 the cityh5892b that is makingh6213a warh4421 with you untilh5704 it fallsh3381.



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