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Brenton's Septuagint
Deuteronomy 20:13
until the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, and thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:
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Christian Standard Bible®
When the Lord your God hands it over to you, strike down all its males with the sword.
When the Lord your God hands it over to you, strike down all its males with the sword.
Hebrew Names Version
and when the LORD your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
and when the LORD your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
King James Version
And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh your God will give it into your hand, and you shall kill all its males with the edge of the sword.
And Yahweh your God will give it into your hand, and you shall kill all its males with the edge of the sword.
English Standard Version
And when the Lord your God gives it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword,
And when the Lord your God gives it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword,
New Century Version
The Lord your God will give it to you. Then kill all the men with your swords,
The Lord your God will give it to you. Then kill all the men with your swords,
New English Translation
The Lord your God will deliver it over to you and you must kill every single male by the sword.
The Lord your God will deliver it over to you and you must kill every single male by the sword.
Amplified Bible
"When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike down all the men in it with the edge of the sword.
"When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike down all the men in it with the edge of the sword.
New American Standard Bible
"When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword.
"When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord thy God shall deliuer it into thine handes, and thou shalt smite all the males thereof with the edge of the sworde.
And the Lord thy God shall deliuer it into thine handes, and thou shalt smite all the males thereof with the edge of the sworde.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh your God shall give it into your hand, and you shall strike all the males in it with the edge of the sword.
And Yahweh your God shall give it into your hand, and you shall strike all the males in it with the edge of the sword.
Complete Jewish Bible
When Adonai your God hands it over to you, you are to put every male to the sword.
When Adonai your God hands it over to you, you are to put every male to the sword.
Darby Translation
and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Easy-to-Read Version
And when the Lord your God lets you take the city, you must kill all the men in it.
And when the Lord your God lets you take the city, you must kill all the men in it.
George Lamsa Translation
And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall slay all its males with the edge of the sword;
And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall slay all its males with the edge of the sword;
Good News Translation
Then, when the Lord your God lets you capture the city, kill every man in it.
Then, when the Lord your God lets you capture the city, kill every man in it.
Literal Translation
And Jehovah your God shall give it into your hand; and you shall strike every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
And Jehovah your God shall give it into your hand; and you shall strike every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and whan the LORDE thy God delyuereth it in to thy hande, thou shalt smyte all the males that are therin, with the edge of the swerde:
and whan the LORDE thy God delyuereth it in to thy hande, thou shalt smyte all the males that are therin, with the edge of the swerde:
American Standard Version
and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Bible in Basic English
And when the Lord your God has given it into your hands, let every male in it be put to death without mercy.
And when the Lord your God has given it into your hands, let every male in it be put to death without mercy.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the Lorde thy God hath deliuered it into thine handes, thou shalt smyte all the males therof with the edge of the sworde:
And when the Lorde thy God hath deliuered it into thine handes, thou shalt smyte all the males therof with the edge of the sworde:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
And when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
King James Version (1611)
And when the Lord thy God hath deliuered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite euery male thereof with the edge of the sword.
And when the Lord thy God hath deliuered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite euery male thereof with the edge of the sword.
English Revised Version
and when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
and when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Berean Standard Bible
When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you must strike down every male with the sword.
When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you must strike down every male with the sword.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thi Lord God hath bitake it in thin hond, thou schalt smyte bi the scharpnesse of swerd al thing of male kynde which is ther ynne,
And whanne thi Lord God hath bitake it in thin hond, thou schalt smyte bi the scharpnesse of swerd al thing of male kynde which is ther ynne,
Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
Update Bible Version
and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Webster's Bible Translation
And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thy hands, thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:
And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thy hands, thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:
World English Bible
and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
New King James Version
And when the LORD your God delivers it into your hands, you shall strike every male in it with the edge of the sword.
And when the LORD your God delivers it into your hands, you shall strike every male in it with the edge of the sword.
New Living Translation
When the Lord your God hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the town.
When the Lord your God hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the town.
New Life Bible
When the Lord your God gives the city to you, you must kill all the men in it with the sword.
When the Lord your God gives the city to you, you must kill all the men in it with the sword.
New Revised Standard
and when the Lord your God gives it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword.
and when the Lord your God gives it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Yahweh thy God will deliver it into thy hand, - and thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
and Yahweh thy God will deliver it into thy hand, - and thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,
Revised Standard Version
and when the LORD your God gives it into your hand you shall put all its males to the sword,
and when the LORD your God gives it into your hand you shall put all its males to the sword,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword.
"When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword.
Contextual Overview
10 And if thou shalt draw nigh to a city to overcome them by war, then call them out peaceably. 11 If then they should answer peaceably to thee, and open to thee, it shall be that all the people found in it shall be tributary and subject to thee. 12 But if they will not hearken to thee, but wage war against thee, thou shalt invest it; 13 until the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, and thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword: 14 except the women and the stuff: and all the cattle, and whatsoever shall be in the city, and all the plunder thou shalt take as spoil for thyself, and shalt eat all the plunder of thine enemies whom the Lord thy God gives thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do to all the cities that are very far off from thee, not being of the cities of these nations which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit their land. 16 Of these ye shall not take any thing alive; 17 but ye shall surely curse them, the Chettite, and the Amorite, and the Chananite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Gergesite; as the Lord thy God commanded thee: 18 that they may not teach you to do all their abominations, which they did to their gods, and so ye should sin before the Lord your God. 19 And if thou shouldest besiege a city many days to prevail against it by war to take it, thou shalt not destroy its trees, by applying an iron tool to them, but thou shalt eat of it, and shalt not cut it down: Is the tree that is in the field a man, to enter before thee into the work of the siege?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thou shalt smite: Numbers 31:7-9, Numbers 31:17, Numbers 31:18, 1 Kings 11:15, 1 Kings 11:16, Psalms 2:6-12, Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:9, Psalms 110:1, Luke 19:27, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
Reciprocal: Numbers 31:15 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 12:1
And the Lord said to Abram, Go forth out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and out of the house of thy father, and come into the land which I will shew thee.
And the Lord said to Abram, Go forth out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and out of the house of thy father, and come into the land which I will shew thee.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram departed and went and encamped in the wilderness.
And Abram departed and went and encamped in the wilderness.
Genesis 20:3
And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.
And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.
Genesis 20:5
Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.
Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.
Genesis 20:11
And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.
And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.
1 Samuel 23:21
And Saul said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
And Saul said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
Psalms 64:5
They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?
They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands,.... When, what with pressures without, and calamities within, the city is obliged to surrender: this is not to be imputed to the methods and arts of war used in besieging, or to the courage and skill of the besiegers; but to the power and providence of God succeeding means used, and sending famine or pestilence among the besieged, and inclining their hearts to deliver up their city:
thou shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword; the men in it, grown persons, as distinguished from little ones in the next verse; because it was owing to these it was not surrendered at once, when terms of peace were offered.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Directions intended to prevent wanton destruction of life and property in sieges.
Deuteronomy 20:16
Forbearance, however, was not to be shown toward the Canaanite nations, which were to be utterly exterminated (compare Deuteronomy 7:1-4). The command did not apply to beasts as well as men (compare Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:14).
Deuteronomy 20:19
The parenthesis may he more literally rendered “for man is a tree of the field,” i. e., has his life from the tree of the field, is supported in life by it (compare Deuteronomy 24:6). The Egyptians seem invariably to have cut down the fruit-trees in war.
