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Deuteronomy 20:15
Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
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Christian Standard Bible®
This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and are not among the cities of these nations.
This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and are not among the cities of these nations.
Hebrew Names Version
Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
King James Version
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Lexham English Bible
Thus you shall do to all the far cities from you, which are not from the cities of these nations located nearby.
Thus you shall do to all the far cities from you, which are not from the cities of these nations located nearby.
English Standard Version
Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not cities of the nations here.
Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not cities of the nations here.
New Century Version
Do this to all the cities that are far away, that do not belong to the nations nearby.
Do this to all the cities that are far away, that do not belong to the nations nearby.
New English Translation
This is how you are to deal with all those cities located far from you, those that do not belong to these nearby nations.
This is how you are to deal with all those cities located far from you, those that do not belong to these nearby nations.
Amplified Bible
"That is what you shall do to all the cities that are very far away from you, which are not among the cities of these nations nearby [which you are to dispossess].
"That is what you shall do to all the cities that are very far away from you, which are not among the cities of these nations nearby [which you are to dispossess].
New American Standard Bible
"This is what you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations nearby.
"This is what you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations nearby.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus shalt thou do vnto all ye cities, which are a great way off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations here.
Thus shalt thou do vnto all ye cities, which are a great way off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations here.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations nearby.
Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations nearby.
Complete Jewish Bible
This is what you are to do to all the towns which are at a great distance from you, which are not the towns of these nations.
This is what you are to do to all the towns which are at a great distance from you, which are not the towns of these nations.
Darby Translation
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities that are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities that are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Easy-to-Read Version
That is what you must do to all the cities that are very far from you—the cities that are not in the land where you will live.
That is what you must do to all the cities that are very far from you—the cities that are not in the land where you will live.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Good News Translation
That is how you are to deal with those cities that are far away from the land you will settle in.
That is how you are to deal with those cities that are far away from the land you will settle in.
Literal Translation
So you shall do to all the cities very far away from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
So you shall do to all the cities very far away from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus shalt thou do vnto all the cities, that are very farre from the, and are not of the cities of these nacions.
Thus shalt thou do vnto all the cities, that are very farre from the, and are not of the cities of these nacions.
American Standard Version
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Bible in Basic English
So you are to do to all the towns far away, which are not the towns of these nations.
So you are to do to all the towns far away, which are not the towns of these nations.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus shalt thou do vnto all the cities which are a great way of from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou do vnto all the cities which are a great way of from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
King James Version (1611)
Thus shalt thou doe vnto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou doe vnto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
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.
English Revised Version
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Berean Standard Bible
This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.
This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thus thou schalt do to alle the citees, that ben ful fer fro thee, and ben not of these citees which thou schalt take in to possessioun.
Thus thou schalt do to alle the citees, that ben ful fer fro thee, and ben not of these citees which thou schalt take in to possessioun.
Young's Literal Translation
So thou dost do to all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
So thou dost do to all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Update Bible Version
Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thus shalt thou do to all the cities [which are] very distant from thee, which [are] not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shalt thou do to all the cities [which are] very distant from thee, which [are] not of the cities of these nations.
World English Bible
Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
New Living Translation
"But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter.
"But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter.
New Life Bible
Do this to all the cities that are very far from you and are not of the cities of the nations that are near.
Do this to all the cities that are very far from you and are not of the cities of the nations that are near.
New Revised Standard
Thus you shall treat all the towns that are very far from you, which are not towns of the nations here.
Thus you shall treat all the towns that are very far from you, which are not towns of the nations here.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, shalt thou do unto all the cities that are very far away from thee, - which are not of the cities of those nations.
Thus, shalt thou do unto all the cities that are very far away from thee, - which are not of the cities of those nations.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So shalt thou do to all cities that are at a great distance from thee, and are not of these cities which thou shalt receive in possession.
So shalt thou do to all cities that are at a great distance from thee, and are not of these cities which thou shalt receive in possession.
Revised Standard Version
Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not cities of the nations here.
Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not cities of the nations here.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations nearby.
"Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations nearby.
Contextual Overview
10 "When you go near a city to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of peace to it. 11 And it shall be that if they accept your offer of peace, and open to you, then all the people who are found in it shall be placed under tribute to you, and serve you. 12 Now if the city will not make peace with you, but war against you, then you shall besiege it. 13 And when the LORD your God delivers it into your hands, you shall strike every male in it with the edge of the sword. 14 But the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall plunder for yourself; and you shall eat the enemies' plunder which the LORD your God gives you. 15 Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16 "But of the cities of these peoples which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, 17 but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the LORD your God has commanded you, 18 lest they teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you sin against the LORD your God. 19 "When you besiege a city for a long time, while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for the tree of the field is man's food.
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Reciprocal: Joshua 9:9 - From a Joshua 9:24 - the Lord Ezekiel 20:11 - which
Cross-References
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
Genesis 34:10
So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it."
So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it."
Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock."
The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee,.... As all such were reckoned that were without the land of Israel, even all in their neighbouring nations, the Moabites, Edomites, Ammonites, Syrians, c. for the children of Israel never went to war with any very distant nations, unless they came unto them and invaded them nor did they seek to carry their conquests to any great distance, when the most powerful and victorious, as in the days of David and Solomon:
which are not of the cities of these nations; of these seven nations, as the Targum of Jonathan, the seven nations of the land of Canaan; all that were not of them were accounted foreign cities, and at a distance.
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.
