Deuteronomy 20 · Verse 13

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 20:13, King James Version

Deuteronomy 20:13 in other translations

BSBWhen the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.
WEBWhen the LORD your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword;
ASVand when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
YLTand Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
DARBYand when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
BBEAnd when the Lord your God has given it into your hands, let every male in it be put to death without mercy.
WebsterAnd when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thy hands, thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:

What does Deuteronomy 20:13 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…

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Deuteronomy 20:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.Nahand he will give itH5414
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khain hand yourH3027
וְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.Taand you will strike downH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
זְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.Rahmale itsH2138
לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310
חָֽרֶב\׃Cha.rev[the] swordH2719

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 20:13

  • Psalms 2:6-12

    Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. …

  • Luke 19:27

    But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

  • 1 Kings 11:15-16

    For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom; (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

  • Psalms 21:8-9

    Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

  • Numbers 31:17-18

    Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

  • Psalms 110:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

  • Numbers 31:7-9

    And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

    And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou shalt smite.
Nu 31:7-9,17,18; 1Ki 11:15,16; Ps 2:6-12; 21:8,9; 110:1; Lu 19:27
2Th 1:7-9

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Context

  • 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 20:14

    But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

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Deuteronomy 20:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Luego que Jehová tu Dios la entregare en tu mano, herirás á todo varón suyo á filo de espada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et quand l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, la livrera en ta main, tu frapperas tous les mâles par le tranchant de l’épée;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und gibt Jehova, dein Gott, sie in deine Hand, so schlage alle ihre Männlichen mit der Schärfe des Schwertes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque tradiderit Dominus Deus tuus illam in manu tua, percuties omne quod in ea generis masculini est, in ore gladii,