Laws of Warfare
Deuteronomy 20:13
In 11 translations
- BSB
- When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.
- KJV
- And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
- WEB
- When Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword;
- ASV
- and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
- LSV
- and your God YHWH has given it into your hand, and you have struck every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
- YLT
- and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
- DBY
- and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:Elohim
- DRC
- And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy bands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,
- GNV
- 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.
- JPS
- And when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
- LXXE
- 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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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וּנְתָנָ֛הּ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְהִכִּיתָ֥ אֶת־כָּל־זְכוּרָ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
- LXX-Br
- ἕως ἂν παραδῷ σοι αὐτὴν Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου εἰς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ πατάξεις πᾶν ἀρσενικὸν αὐτῆς ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας,
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- Psalms 2:6–12“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance,…
- Numbers 31:7–9Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male. Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with…
- Numbers 31:17–18So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man, but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
- Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- 1 Kings 11:15–16Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
- Psalms 21:8–9Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You. You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will…
- Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God…
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