Deuteronomy 20 · Verse 14

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.
Deuteronomy 20:14, King James Version

Deuteronomy 20:14 in other translations

BSBBut the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.
WEBbut the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, you shall take for plunder for yourself. You may use the plunder of your enemies, which the LORD your God has given you.
ASVbut the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
YLTOnly, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.
DARBYonly the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take as booty for thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee
BBEBut the women and the children and the cattle and everything in the town and all its wealth, you may take for yourselves: the wealth of your haters, which the Lord your God has given you, will be your food.
WebsterBut the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil of it, shalt thou take to thyself: and thou shalt eat the spoil of thy enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

What does Deuteronomy 20:14 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 20:14 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.

רַ֣קrakonlyH7535
הַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimthe womenH802
וְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.Tafand the little one[s]H2945
וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.Mahand the livestockH929
וְכֹל֩ve.Kholand allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
בָעִ֛ירva.'Irin the cityH5892
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
שְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.Lahbooty itsH7998
תָּבֹ֣זta.Vozyou will plunderH962
לָ֑ךְLakhfor <the> yourself
וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.Taand you will consumeH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁלַ֣לshe.Lal[the] booty ofH7998
אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaenemies yourH341
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֛ןna.Tanhe has givenH5414
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhto <the> you

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 20:14

  • Joshua 8:2

    And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

  • Joshua 22:8

    And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

  • Numbers 31:9

    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 Chronicles 20:25

    And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

  • Numbers 31:12

    And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

  • Psalms 68:12

    Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

  • Numbers 31:18

    But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

  • Numbers 31:35-54

    And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: And the Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and twelve. …

  • Joshua 11:14

    And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

  • Romans 8:37

    Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:13-15

    And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

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the women.
Nu 31:9,12,18,35-54; Jos 8:2; 11:14; 2Ch 14:13-15; 20:25; Ps 68:12
Ro 8:37
take unto thyself. Heb. spoil. thou shalt eat.
Jos 22:8

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Context

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 20:15

    Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

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Deuteronomy 20:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Solamente las mujeres y los niños, y los animales, y todo lo que hubiere en la ciudad, todos sus despojos, tomarás para ti: y comerás del despojo de tus enemigos, los cuales Jehová tu Dios te entregó.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
mais les femmes et les enfants, et le bétail, et tout ce qui sera dans la ville, tout son butin, tu le pilleras pour toi; et tu mangeras le butin de tes ennemis, que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, t’aura donné.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Doch die Weiber und die Kinder, und das Vieh und alles, was in der Stadt sein wird, alle ihre Beute, sollst du für dich rauben; und du sollst die Beute deiner Feinde essen, die Jehova, dein Gott, dir gegeben hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
absque mulieribus et infantibus, jumentis et ceteris quæ in civitate sunt. Omnem prædam exercitui divides, et comedes de spoliis hostium tuorum, quæ Dominus Deus tuus dederit tibi.