Deuteronomy 20:10

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 20:10

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Berean Standard Bible

When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

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WEB

World English Bible

When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

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ASV

American Standard Version

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Deuteronomy 20

⁸ Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”

⁹ When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.

¹⁰ When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.

¹¹ If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.

¹² But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.

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