Catholic Public Domain Version
"If they receive it, and open the gates to you, then all the people who are in it shall be saved, and they shall serve you by paying tribute. "
— Deuteronomy 20:11, Catholic Public Domain 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.”
After these things have been declared, they shall add the remainder, and shall say to the people: ‘What man is there who is overwhelmed by fear and is fainthearted? Let him go, and return to his house, lest he cause the hearts of his brothers to fear, just as he himself has been thoroughly stricken with fear.’
And when the officers of the army have become silent, and have completed their speech, each one shall prepare his unit to wage war.
When, at any time, you approach a city to fight against it, you shall first offer peace to it.
If they receive it, and open the gates to you, then all the people who are in it shall be saved, and they shall serve you by paying tribute.
But if they are not willing to enter into an agreement, and they begin to act against you in warfare, then you shall besiege it.
And when the Lord your God will have delivered it into your hands, you shall strike down anyone who is in it, of the male gender, with the edge of the sword,
but not the women and young children, nor the cattle and the other things that are within the city. And you shall divide all the plunder to the soldiers, and you shall eat the spoils from your enemies, which the Lord your God will give to you.