1 When thou goest out * h3318 h8799 to battle * h4421 against thine enemies * h341 h8802, and seest * h7200 h8804 horses * h5483, and chariots * h7393, and a people * h5971 more * h7227 than thou, be not afraid * h3372 h8799 of them: for the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 is with thee, which brought thee up * h5927 h8688 out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714.
2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh * h7126 h8800 unto the battle * h4421, that the priest * h3548 shall approach * h5066 h8738 and speak * h1696 h8765 unto the people * h5971,
3 And shall say * h559 h8804 unto them, Hear * h8085 h8798, O Israel * h3478, ye approach * h7131 this day * h3117 unto battle * h4421 against your enemies * h341 h8802: let not your hearts * h3824 faint * h7401 h8735, fear * h3372 h8799 not, and do not tremble * h2648 h8799, neither be ye terrified * h6206 h8799 because * h6440 of them; faint: Heb. be tender tremble: Heb. make haste
4 For the LORD * h3068 your God * h430 is he that goeth * h1980 h8802 with you, to fight * h3898 h8736 for you against your enemies * h341 h8802, to save * h3467 h8687 you.
5 And the officers * h7860 h8802 shall speak * h1696 h8765 unto the people * h5971, saying * h559 h8800, What man * h376 is there that hath built * h1129 h8804 a new * h2319 house * h1004, and hath not dedicated * h2596 h8804 it? let him go * h3212 h8799 and return * h7725 h8799 to his house * h1004, lest he die * h4191 h8799 in the battle * h4421, and another * h312 man * h376 dedicate * h2596 h8799 it.
6 And what man * h376 is he that hath planted * h5193 h8804 a vineyard * h3754, and hath not yet eaten * h2490 h8765 of it? let him also go * h3212 h8799 and return * h7725 h8799 unto his house * h1004, lest he die * h4191 h8799 in the battle * h4421, and another * h312 man * h376 eat * h2490 h8762 of it. eaten...: Heb. made it common
7 And what man * h376 is there that hath betrothed * h781 h8765 a wife * h802, and hath not taken * h3947 h8804 her? let him go * h3212 h8799 and return * h7725 h8799 unto his house * h1004, lest he die * h4191 h8799 in the battle * h4421, and another * h312 man * h376 take * h3947 h8799 her.
8 And the officers * h7860 h8802 shall speak * h1696 h8763 further * h3254 h8804 unto the people * h5971, and they shall say * h559 h8804, What man * h376 is there that is fearful * h3373 and fainthearted * h7390 * h3824? let him go * h3212 h8799 and return * h7725 h8799 unto his house * h1004, lest his brethren's * h251 heart * h3824 faint * h4549 h8735 as well as his heart * h3824. faint: Heb. melt
9 And it shall be, when the officers * h7860 h8802 have made an end * h3615 h8763 of speaking * h1696 h8763 unto the people * h5971, that they shall make * h6485 h8804 captains * h8269 of the armies * h6635 to lead * h7218 the people * h5971. to lead...: Heb. to be in the head of the people
10 When thou comest nigh * h7126 h8799 unto a city * h5892 to fight * h3898 h8736 against it, then proclaim * h7121 h8804 peace * h7965 unto it.
11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer * h6030 h8799 of peace * h7965, and open * h6605 h8804 unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people * h5971 that is found * h4672 h8737 therein shall be tributaries * h4522 unto thee, and they shall serve * h5647 h8804 thee.
12 And if it will make no peace * h7999 h8686 with thee, but will make * h6213 h8804 war * h4421 against thee, then thou shalt besiege * h6696 h8804 it:
13 And when the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath delivered * h5414 h8804 it into thine hands * h3027, thou shalt smite * h5221 h8689 every male * h2138 thereof with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719:
14 But 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 h8799 unto thyself; and thou shalt eat * h398 h8804 the spoil * h7998 of thine enemies * h341 h8802, which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath given * h5414 h8804 thee. take: Heb. spoil
15 Thus shalt thou do * h6213 h8799 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.
16 But of the cities * h5892 of these people * h5971, which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 doth give * h5414 h8802 thee for an inheritance * h5159, thou shalt save alive * h2421 h8762 nothing that breatheth * h5397:
17 But thou shalt utterly * h2763 h8687 destroy * h2763 h8686 them; namely , the Hittites * h2850, and the Amorites * h567, the Canaanites * h3669, and the Perizzites * h6522, the Hivites * h2340, and the Jebusites * h2983; as the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath commanded * h6680 h8765 thee:
18 That they teach * h3925 h8762 you not to do * h6213 h8800 after all their abominations * h8441, which they have done * h6213 h8804 unto their gods * h430; so should ye sin * h2398 h8804 against the LORD * h3068 your God * h430.
19 When thou shalt besiege * h6696 h8799 a city * h5892 a long * h7227 time * h3117, in making war * h3898 h8736 against it to take * h8610 h8800 it, thou shalt not destroy * h7843 h8686 the trees * h6086 thereof by forcing * h5080 h8800 an axe * h1631 against them: for thou mayest eat * h398 h8799 of them, and thou shalt not cut them down * h3772 h8799 (for the tree * h6086 of the field * h7704 is man's * h120 life ) to employ * h935 h8800 them in the siege * h6440 * h4692: 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
20 Only the trees * h6086 which thou knowest * h3045 h8799 that they be not trees * h6086 for meat * h3978, thou shalt destroy * h7843 h8686 and cut them down * h3772 h8804; and thou shalt build * h1129 h8804 bulwarks * h4692 against the city * h5892 that maketh * h6213 h8802 war * h4421 with thee, until it be subdued * h3381 h8800. it...: Heb. it come down