American King James Version
"And it shall be, if it make you answer of peace, and open to you, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries to you, and they shall serve you. "
— Deuteronomy 20:11, American King James Version
“And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.”
“And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee. ”
“It shall be, if it makes you answer of peace, and opens to you, then it shall be, that all the people who are found therein shall become tributary to you, and shall serve you.”
“If it accepts your terms and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves.”
“If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute.”
“And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.”
“And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.”
And the officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return to his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.
And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people. ¶
When you come near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
And it shall be, if it make you answer of peace, and open to you, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries to you, and they shall serve you.
And if it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:
And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shall you take to yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which the LORD your God has given you.