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Deuteronomy 20

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When thou goest outh3318h8799 to battleh4421 against thine enemiesh341h8802, and seesth7200h8804 horsesh5483, and chariotsh7393, and a peopleh5971 moreh7227 than thou, be not afraidh3372h8799 of them: for the LORDh3068 thy Godh430 is with thee, which brought thee uph5927h8688 out of the landh776 of Egypth4714.

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And it shall be, when ye are come nighh7126h8800 unto the battleh4421, that the priesth3548 shall approachh5066h8738 and speakh1696h8765 unto the peopleh5971,

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And shall sayh559h8804 unto them, Hearh8085h8798, O Israelh3478, ye approachh7131 this dayh3117 unto battleh4421 against your enemiesh341h8802: let not your heartsh3824 fainth7401h8735, fearh3372h8799 not, and do not trembleh2648h8799, neither be ye terrifiedh6206h8799 becauseh6440 of them; faint: Heb. be tender
tremble: Heb. make haste

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For the LORDh3068 your Godh430 is he that goethh1980h8802 with you, to fighth3898h8736 for you against your enemiesh341h8802, to saveh3467h8687 you.

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And the officersh7860h8802 shall speakh1696h8765 unto the peopleh5971, sayingh559h8800, What manh376 is there that hath builth1129h8804 a newh2319 househ1004, and hath not dedicatedh2596h8804 it? let him goh3212h8799 and returnh7725h8799 to his househ1004, lest he dieh4191h8799 in the battleh4421, and anotherh312 manh376 dedicateh2596h8799 it.

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And what manh376 is he that hath plantedh5193h8804 a vineyardh3754, and hath not yet eatenh2490h8765 of it? let him also goh3212h8799 and returnh7725h8799 unto his househ1004, lest he dieh4191h8799 in the battleh4421, and anotherh312 manh376 eath2490h8762 of it. eaten...: Heb. made it common

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And what manh376 is there that hath betrothedh781h8765 a wifeh802, and hath not takenh3947h8804 her? let him goh3212h8799 and returnh7725h8799 unto his househ1004, lest he dieh4191h8799 in the battleh4421, and anotherh312 manh376 takeh3947h8799 her.

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And the officersh7860h8802 shall speakh1696h8763 furtherh3254h8804 unto the peopleh5971, and they shall sayh559h8804, What manh376 is there that is fearfulh3373 and faintheartedh7390h3824? let him goh3212h8799 and returnh7725h8799 unto his househ1004, lest his brethren'sh251 hearth3824 fainth4549h8735 as well as his hearth3824. faint: Heb. melt

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And it shall be, when the officersh7860h8802 have made an endh3615h8763 of speakingh1696h8763 unto the peopleh5971, that they shall makeh6485h8804 captainsh8269 of the armiesh6635 to leadh7218 the peopleh5971. to lead...: Heb. to be in the head of the people

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When thou comest nighh7126h8799 unto a cityh5892 to fighth3898h8736 against it, then proclaimh7121h8804 peaceh7965 unto it.

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And it shall be, if it make thee answerh6030h8799 of peaceh7965, and openh6605h8804 unto thee, then it shall be, that all the peopleh5971 that is foundh4672h8737 therein shall be tributariesh4522 unto thee, and they shall serveh5647h8804 thee.

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And if it will make no peaceh7999h8686 with thee, but will makeh6213h8804 warh4421 against thee, then thou shalt besiegeh6696h8804 it:

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And when the LORDh3068 thy Godh430 hath deliveredh5414h8804 it into thine handsh3027, thou shalt smiteh5221h8689 every maleh2138 thereof with the edgeh6310 of the swordh2719:

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But the womenh802, and the little onesh2945, and the cattleh929, and all that is in the cityh5892, even all the spoilh7998 thereof, shalt thou takeh962h8799 unto thyself; and thou shalt eath398h8804 the spoilh7998 of thine enemiesh341h8802, which the LORDh3068 thy Godh430 hath givenh5414h8804 thee. take: Heb. spoil

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Thus shalt thou doh6213h8799 unto all the citiesh5892 which are veryh3966 far offh7350 from thee, whichh2007 are not of the citiesh5892 of these nationsh1471.

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But of the citiesh5892 of these peopleh5971, which the LORDh3068 thy Godh430 doth giveh5414h8802 thee for an inheritanceh5159, thou shalt save aliveh2421h8762 nothing that breathethh5397:

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But thou shalt utterlyh2763h8687 destroyh2763h8686 them; namely , the Hittitesh2850, and the Amoritesh567, the Canaanitesh3669, and the Perizzitesh6522, the Hivitesh2340, and the Jebusitesh2983; as the LORDh3068 thy Godh430 hath commandedh6680h8765 thee:

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That they teachh3925h8762 you not to doh6213h8800 after all their abominationsh8441, which they have doneh6213h8804 unto their godsh430; so should ye sinh2398h8804 against the LORDh3068 your Godh430.

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When thou shalt besiegeh6696h8799 a cityh5892 a longh7227 timeh3117, in making warh3898h8736 against it to takeh8610h8800 it, thou shalt not destroyh7843h8686 the treesh6086 thereof by forcingh5080h8800 an axeh1631 against them: for thou mayest eath398h8799 of them, and thou shalt not cut them downh3772h8799 (for the treeh6086 of the fieldh7704 is man'sh120 life ) to employh935h8800 them in the siegeh6440h4692: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege
to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee

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Only the treesh6086 which thou knowesth3045h8799 that they be not treesh6086 for meath3978, thou shalt destroyh7843h8686 and cut them downh3772h8804; and thou shalt buildh1129h8804 bulwarksh4692 against the cityh5892 that makethh6213h8802 warh4421 with thee, until it be subduedh3381h8800. it...: Heb. it come down



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