American Standard Version
"And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: "
— Deuteronomy 20:12, American Standard Version
“And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:”
“If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:”
“If it does not accept terms of peace but makes war with you, then you are to lay siege to it.”
“But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.”
“If however it will not make peace with you, but war, then let it be shut in on all sides:”
“And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:”
And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people.
When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
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.
And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt 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, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.