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Deu 20:1 - When^H3588 thou goest out^H3318 to battle^H4421 against^H5921 thine enemies,^H341 and seest^H7200 horses,^H5483 and chariots,^H7393 and a people^H5971 more^H7227 than thou,^H4480 be^H3372^➔ not^H3808 afraid^➔^H3372 of them:^H1992 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 is with thee,^H5973 which brought thee up^H5927 out of the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

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Deu 20:2 - And it shall be,^H1961 when ye are come nigh^H7126 unto^H413 the battle,^H4421 that^H5066^➔ the priest^H3548 shall approach^➔^H5066 and speak^H1696 unto^H413 the people,^H5971

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Deu 20:3 - And shall say^H559 unto them,^H413 Hear,^H8085 O Israel,^H3478 ye^H859 approach^H7131 this day^H3117 unto battle^H4421 against^H5921 your enemies:^H341 let^H7401^➔ not^H408 your hearts^H3824 faint,^➔^H7401 fear^H3372 not,^H408 and^H408^➔ do^H2648^➔ not^➔^H408 tremble,^➔^H2648 neither^H408 be ye terrified^H6206 because of them;^H6440

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Deu 20:4 - For^H3588 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 is he that goeth^H1980 with you,^H5973 to fight^H3898 for you against^H5973 your enemies,^H341 to save^H3467 you.^H853

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Deu 20:5 - And^H1696^➔ the officers^H7860 shall speak^➔^H1696 unto^H413 the people,^H5971 saying,^H559 What^H4310 man^H376 is there that^H834 hath built^H1129 a^H1004^➔ new^H2319 house,^➔^H1004 and^H3808^➔ hath^H2596^➔ not^➔^H3808 dedicated it?^➔^H2596 let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 to his house,^H1004 lest^H6435 he die^H4191 in the battle,^H4421 and^H376^➔ another^H312 man^➔^H376 dedicate it.^H2596

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Deu 20:6 - And what^H4310 man^H376 is he that^H834 hath planted^H5193 a vineyard,^H3754 and^H3808^➔ hath^H2490^➔ not^➔^H3808 yet eaten of it?^➔^H2490 let him^H3212^➔ also go^➔^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house,^H1004 lest^H6435 he die^H4191 in the battle,^H4421 and^H376^➔ another^H312 man^➔^H376 eat of it.^H2490

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Deu 20:7 - And what^H4310 man^H376 is there that^H834 hath betrothed^H781 a wife,^H802 and^H3808^➔ hath^H3947^➔ not^➔^H3808 taken her?^➔^H3947 let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house,^H1004 lest^H6435 he die^H4191 in the battle,^H4421 and^H376^➔ another^H312 man^➔^H376 take her.^H3947

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Deu 20:8 - And^H3254^➔ the officers^H7860 shall speak^H1696 further^➔^H3254 unto^H413 the people,^H5971 and they shall say,^H559 What^H4310 man^H376 is there that is fearful^H3373 and fainthearted?^H7390^H3824 let him go^H3212 and return^H7725 unto his house,^H1004 lest^H3808 his brethren's^H251 heart^H3824 faint^H4549 as well as his heart.^H3824

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Deu 20:9 - And it shall be,^H1961 when^H3615^➔ the officers^H7860 have made an end^➔^H3615 of speaking^H1696 unto^H413 the people,^H5971 that they shall make^H6485 captains^H8269 of the armies^H6635 to lead^H7218 the people.^H5971

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Deu 20:10 - When^H3588 thou comest nigh^H7126 unto^H413 a city^H5892 to fight^H3898 against it,^H5921 then proclaim^H7121 peace^H7965 unto it.^H413

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Deu 20:11 - And it shall be,^H1961 if^H518 it make thee answer^H6030 of peace,^H7965 and open^H6605 unto thee, then it shall be,^H1961 that all^H3605 the people^H5971 that is found^H4672 therein shall be^H1961 tributaries^H4522 unto thee, and they shall serve thee.^H5647

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Deu 20:12 - And if^H518 it will make^H7999^➔ no^H3808 peace^➔^H7999 with thee,^H5973 but will make^H6213 war^H4421 against thee,^H5973 then thou shalt besiege^H6696 it:^H5921

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Deu 20:13 - And when^H5414^➔ the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath delivered it^➔^H5414 into thine hands,^H3027 thou shalt smite^H5221 every^H3605 male thereof^H2138 with the edge^H6310 of the sword:^H2719

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Deu 20:14 - But^H7535 the women,^H802 and the little ones,^H2945 and the cattle,^H929 and all^H3605 that^H834 is^H1961 in the city,^H5892 even all^H3605 the spoil thereof,^H7998 shalt thou take^H962 unto thyself; and thou shalt eat^H398 the spoil^H7998 of thine enemies,^H341 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath given^H5414 thee.

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Deu 20:15 - Thus^H3651 shalt thou do^H6213 unto all^H3605 the cities^H5892 which are very^H3966 far off^H7350 from thee,^H4480 which^H834 are not^H3808 of the cities^H5892 of^H1471^➔ these^H428 nations.^➔^H1471

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Deu 20:16 - But^H7535 of the cities^H5892 of^H5971^➔ these^H428 people,^➔^H5971 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 doth give^H5414 thee for an inheritance,^H5159 thou shalt save alive^H2421 nothing^H3808 that breatheth:^H5397

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Deu 20:17 - But^H3588 thou shalt^H2763^➔ utterly^H2763 destroy them;^➔^H2763 namely, the Hittites,^H2850 and the Amorites,^H567 the Canaanites,^H3669 and the Perizzites,^H6522 the Hivites,^H2340 and the Jebusites;^H2983 as^H834 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath commanded thee:^H6680

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Deu 20:18 - That^H4616 they teach^H3925 you^H853 not^H3808 to do^H6213 after all^H3605 their abominations,^H8441 which^H834 they have done^H6213 unto their gods;^H430 so should ye sin^H2398 against the LORD^H3068 your God.^H430

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Deu 20:19 - When^H3588 thou shalt besiege^H6696 a city^H5892 a^H3117^➔ long^H7227 time,^➔^H3117 in making war^H3898 against it^H5921 to take it,^H8610 thou shalt^H7843^➔ not^H3808 destroy^➔^H7843 the trees thereof^H6086 by forcing^H5080 an axe^H1631 against them:^H5921 for^H3588 thou mayest eat^H398 of them,^H4480 and^H853^➔ thou shalt^H3772^➔ not^H3808 cut^➔^H3772^➔ them^➔^H853 down^➔^H3772 (for^H3588 the tree^H6086 of the field^H7704 is man's^H120 life) to employ^H935 them in the siege:^H6440^H4692

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Deu 20:20 - Only^H7535 the trees^H6086 which^H834 thou knowest^H3045 that^H3588 they^H1931 be not^H3808 trees^H6086 for meat,^H3978 thou shalt destroy^H7843 and cut^H3772^➔ them^H853 down;^➔^H3772 and thou shalt build^H1129 bulwarks^H4692 against^H5921 the city^H5892 that^H834 maketh^H6213 war^H4421 with thee,^H5973 until^H5704 it be subdued.^H3381

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