Deuteronomy 20:12
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.
In context
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.
13 When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.
14 But 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.
Deuteronomy 20:12 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.
- KJV King James Version
- And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
- WEB World English Bible
- If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then thou shalt besiege it;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: