I gave them My laws and taught them My judgments, which if a man does, he will live by them.
Deuteronomy 20:15 - Tree of Life Version Thus you will do to all the cities that are very distant from you, which are not among the towns of these nations nearby. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So shall you treat all the cities that are very far off from you, that do not belong to the cities of these nations. American Standard Version (1901) Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. Common English Bible That’s what you must do to all the cities that are located far away from you—specifically, those cities that don’t belong to these nations here. Catholic Public Domain Version So shall you do to all the cities which are at a great distance from you, those which are not among the cities that you shall receive as a possession. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
I gave them My laws and taught them My judgments, which if a man does, he will live by them.
Only the women, children, livestock and all that is in the city—all its spoil—may you take as plunder for yourself. So you may consume your enemies’ spoil, which Adonai your God has given you.
However, only from the cities of these peoples, which Adonai your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not let anything that breathes live.
So they answered Joshua and said: “It was because your servants were clearly told that Adonai your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you. So we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and so we did this.
So they replied to him: “Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the Name of Adonai your God. For we have heard the report of Him and all that He did in Egypt,