Deuteronomy 20:12
And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
Deuteronomy 20:12 in other translations
| BSB | But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. |
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| WEB | If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it. |
| ASV | And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: |
| YLT | ‘And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it, |
| DARBY | And if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then thou shalt besiege it; |
| BBE | If however it will not make peace with you, but war, then let it be shut in on all sides: |
| Webster | And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: |
What does Deuteronomy 20:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 20:10-20
10-20. When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it--An important principle is here introduced into the war law of Israel regarding the people they fought against and the cities they besieged. With "the cities of those people which God doth give thee" in Canaan, it was to be a war of utter extermination (De 20:17, 18). But when on a just occasion, they went against other…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 20:10-12
The Israelites are here directed about the nations on whom they made war. Let this show God's grace in dealing with sinners. He proclaims peace, and beseeches them to be reconciled. Let it also show us our duty in dealing with our brethren. Whoever are for war, we must be for peace. Of the cities given to Israel, none of their inhabitants must be left. Since it could not be expected that they should be cured of…
Deuteronomy 20:12 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Deuteronomy 20:11
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
- Deuteronomy 20:12
And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
- Deuteronomy 20:13
And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Deuteronomy 20:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas si no hiciere paz contigo, y emprendiere contigo guerra, y la cercares, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si elle ne fait pas la paix avec toi, mais qu’elle fasse la guerre contre toi, tu l’assiégeras; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn sie nicht Frieden mit dir macht, sondern Krieg mit dir führt, so sollst du sie belagern; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sin autem fœdus inire noluerit, et cœperit contra te bellum, oppugnabis eam. |