Apologetics Bible

Deuteronomy 20:1

Hebrew

כִּֽי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְֽרָאִיתָ סוּס וָרֶכֶב עַם רַב מִמְּךָ לֹא תִירָא מֵהֶם כִּֽי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עִמָּךְ הַמַּֽעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

khiy-tetze'-lamilechamah-'al-'oyeveykha-vera'iyta-svs-varekhev-'am-rav-mimekha-lo'-tiyra'-mehem-khiy-yehvah-'eloheykha-'imakhe-hama'alekha-me'eretz-mitzerayim

KJV: When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

AKJV: When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, and chariots, and a people more than you, be not afraid of them: for the LORD your God is with you, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

ASV: When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

YLT: `When thou goest out to battle against thine enemy, and hast seen horse and chariot--a people more numerous than thou--thou art not afraid of them, for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who is bringing thee up out of the land of Egypt;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:2

Hebrew

וְהָיָה כְּקָֽרָבְכֶם אֶל־הַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִגַּשׁ הַכֹּהֵן וְדִבֶּר אֶל־הָעָֽם׃

vehayah-kheqaravekhem-'el-hamilechamah-venigash-hakhohen-vediver-'el-ha'am

KJV: And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

AKJV: And it shall be, when you are come near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,

ASV: And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

YLT: and it hath been, in your drawing near unto the battle, that the priest hath come nigh, and spoken unto the people,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:3

Hebrew

וְאָמַר אֲלֵהֶם שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתֶּם קְרֵבִים הַיּוֹם לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֵיכֶם אַל־יֵרַךְ לְבַבְכֶם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַֽל־תַּחְפְּזוּ וְאַל־תּֽ͏ַעַרְצוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

ve'amar-'alehem-shema'-yishera'el-'atem-qereviym-hayvom-lamilechamah-'al-'oyeveykhem-'al-yerakhe-levavekhem-'al-tiyre'v-ve'al-tachefezv-ve'al-ta'aretzv-mifeneyhem

KJV: And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

AKJV: And shall say to them, Hear, O Israel, you approach this day to battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be you terrified because of them;

ASV: and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted at them;

YLT: and said unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are drawing near to-day to battle against your enemies, let not your hearts be tender, fear not, nor make haste, nor be terrified at their presence,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:4

Hebrew

כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם הַהֹלֵךְ עִמָּכֶם לְהִלָּחֵם לָכֶם עִם־אֹיְבֵיכֶם לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶֽם׃

khiy-yehvah-'eloheykhem-haholekhe-'imakhem-lehilachem-lakhem-'im-'oyeveykhem-lehvoshiy'a-'etekhem

KJV: For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

AKJV: For the LORD your God is he that goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. ¶

ASV: for Jehovah your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

YLT: for Jehovah your God is He who is going with you, to fight for you with your enemies--to save you.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:5

Hebrew

וְדִבְּרוּ הַשֹּֽׁטְרִים אֶל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר מִֽי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בַֽיִת־חָדָשׁ וְלֹא חֲנָכוֹ יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ פֶּן־יָמוּת בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְאִישׁ אַחֵר יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃

vediverv-hashoteriym-'el-ha'am-le'mor-miy-ha'iysh-'asher-vanah-vayit-chadash-velo'-chanakhvo-yelekhe-veyashov-leveytvo-fen-yamvt-vamilechamah-ve'iysh-'acher-yachenekhenv

KJV: And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

AKJV: And the officers shall speak to the people, saying, What man is there that has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

ASV: And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

YLT: `And the authorities have spoken unto the people, saying, Who is the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? --let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man dedicate it.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:6

Hebrew

וּמִֽי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־נָטַע כֶּרֶם וְלֹא חִלְּלוֹ יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ פֶּן־יָמוּת בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְאִישׁ אַחֵר יְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃

vmiy-ha'iysh-'asher-nata'-kherem-velo'-chilelvo-yelekhe-veyashov-leveytvo-fen-yamvt-vamilechamah-ve'iysh-'acher-yechalelenv

KJV: And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

AKJV: And what man is he that has planted a vineyard, and has not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

ASV: And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.

YLT: `And who is the man that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not made it common? --let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man make it common.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:7

Hebrew

וּמִֽי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֵרַשׂ אִשָּׁה וְלֹא לְקָחָהּ יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ פֶּן־יָמוּת בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְאִישׁ אַחֵר יִקָּחֶֽנָּה׃

vmiy-ha'iysh-'asher-'erash-'ishah-velo'-leqachah-yelekhe-veyashov-leveytvo-fen-yamvt-vamilechamah-ve'iysh-'acher-yiqachenah

KJV: And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

AKJV: And what man is there that has betrothed a wife, and has not taken her? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

ASV: And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

YLT: `And who is the man that hath betrothed a woman, and hath not taken her? --let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:8

Hebrew

וְיָסְפוּ הַשֹּׁטְרִים לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם וְאָמְרוּ מִי־הָאִישׁ הַיָּרֵא וְרַךְ הַלֵּבָב יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ וְלֹא יִמַּס אֶת־לְבַב אֶחָיו כִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃

veyasefv-hashoteriym-ledaver-'el-ha'am-ve'amerv-miy-ha'iysh-hayare'-verakhe-halevav-yelekhe-veyashov-leveytvo-velo'-yimas-'et-levav-'echayv-khilevavvo

KJV: And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart melt as his heart.

YLT: `And the authorities have added to speak unto the people, and said, Who is the man that is afraid and tender of heart? --let him go and turn back to his house, and the heart of his brethren doth not melt like his heart;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:9

Hebrew

וְהָיָה כְּכַלֹּת הַשֹּׁטְרִים לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם וּפָקְדוּ שָׂרֵי צְבָאוֹת בְּרֹאשׁ הָעָֽם׃

vehayah-khekhalot-hashoteriym-ledaver-'el-ha'am-vfaqedv-sharey-tzeva'vot-vero'sh-ha'am

KJV: And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

AKJV: 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. ¶

ASV: 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.

YLT: and it hath come to pass as the authorities finish to speak unto the people, that they have appointed princes of the hosts at the head of the people.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:10

Hebrew

כִּֽי־תִקְרַב אֶל־עִיר לְהִלָּחֵם עָלֶיהָ וְקָרָאתָ אֵלֶיהָ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

khiy-tiqerav-'el-'iyr-lehilachem-'aleyha-veqara'ta-'eleyha-leshalvom

KJV: When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

AKJV: When you come near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

ASV: When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

YLT: `When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:11

Hebrew

וְהָיָה אִם־שָׁלוֹם תַּֽעַנְךָ וּפָתְחָה לָךְ וְהָיָה כָּל־הָעָם הַנִּמְצָא־בָהּ יִהְיוּ לְךָ לָמַס וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃

vehayah-'im-shalvom-ta'anekha-vfatechah-lakhe-vehayah-khal-ha'am-hanimetza'-vah-yiheyv-lekha-lamas-va'avadvkha

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: and it hath been, if Peace it answer thee, and hath opened to thee, then it hath come to pass--all the people who are found in it are to thee for tributaries, and have served thee.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:12

Hebrew

וְאִם־לֹא תַשְׁלִים עִמָּךְ וְעָשְׂתָה עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וְצַרְתָּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃

ve'im-lo'-tasheliym-'imakhe-ve'ashetah-'imekha-milechamah-vetzareta-'aleyha

KJV: And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

AKJV: And if it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:

ASV: And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

YLT: `And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:13

Hebrew

וּנְתָנָהּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְהִכִּיתָ אֶת־כָּל־זְכוּרָהּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃

vnetanah-yehvah-'eloheykha-veyadekha-vehikhiyta-'et-khal-zekhvrah-lefiy-charev

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:

AKJV: And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall smite every male thereof 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:

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.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:14

Hebrew

רַק הַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף וְהַבְּהֵמָה וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בָעִיר כָּל־שְׁלָלָהּ תָּבֹז לָךְ וְאָֽכַלְתָּ אֶת־שְׁלַל אֹיְבֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָֽךְ׃

raq-hanashiym-vehataf-vehavehemah-vekhol-'asher-yiheyeh-va'iyr-khal-shelalah-tavoz-lakhe-ve'akhaleta-'et-shelal-'oyeveykha-'asher-natan-yehvah-'eloheykha-lakhe

KJV: 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 unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: Only, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath giv...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:15

Hebrew

כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה לְכָל־הֶעָרִים הָרְחֹקֹת מִמְּךָ מְאֹד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מֵעָרֵי הַגּֽוֹיִם־הָאֵלֶּה הֵֽנָּה׃

khen-ta'asheh-lekhal-he'ariym-harechoqot-mimekha-me'od-'asher-lo'-me'arey-hagvoyim-ha'eleh-henah

KJV: Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

AKJV: Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.

ASV: Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

YLT: So thou dost do to all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:16

Hebrew

רַק מֵעָרֵי הָֽעַמִּים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה׃

raq-me'arey-ha'amiym-ha'eleh-'asher-yehvah-'eloheykha-noten-lekha-nachalah-lo'-techayeh-khal-neshamah

KJV: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

AKJV: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD your God does give you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes:

ASV: But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;

YLT: `Only, of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee for an inheritance, thou dost not keep alive any breathing;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:17

Hebrew

כִּֽי־הַחֲרֵם תַּחֲרִימֵם הַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי הַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

khiy-hacharem-tachariymem-hachitiy-veha'emoriy-hakhena'aniy-vehaferiziy-hachiviy-vehayevvsiy-kha'asher-tzivekha-yehvah-'eloheykha

KJV: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

AKJV: But you shall utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD your God has commanded you:

ASV: but thou shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;

YLT: for thou dost certainly devote the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:18

Hebrew

לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יְלַמְּדוּ אֶתְכֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶם וַחֲטָאתֶם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

lema'an-'asher-lo'-yelamedv-'etekhem-la'ashvot-khekhol-tvo'avotam-'asher-'ashv-le'loheyhem-vachata'tem-layhvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

AKJV: That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done to their gods; so should you sin against the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would ye sin against Jehovah your God.

YLT: so that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations which they have done to their gods, and ye have sinned against Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:19

Hebrew

כִּֽי־תָצוּר אֶל־עִיר יָמִים רַבִּים לְֽהִלָּחֵם עָלֶיהָ לְתָפְשָׂהּ לֹֽא־תַשְׁחִית אֶת־עֵצָהּ לִנְדֹּחַ עָלָיו גַּרְזֶן כִּי מִמֶּנּוּ תֹאכֵל וְאֹתוֹ לֹא תִכְרֹת כִּי הֽ͏ָאָדָם עֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה לָבֹא מִפָּנֶיךָ בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃

khiy-tatzvr-'el-'iyr-yamiym-raviym-lehilachem-'aleyha-letafeshah-lo'-tashechiyt-'et-'etzah-linedocha-'alayv-garezen-khiy-mimenv-to'khel-ve'otvo-lo'-tikherot-khiy-ha'adam-'etz-hashadeh-lavo'-mifaneykha-vamatzvor

KJV: When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:

AKJV: When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an ax against them: for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:

ASV: When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?

YLT: `When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down--for man's is the tree of the field--to go in at thy presence in the siege.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 20:20

Hebrew

רַק עֵץ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּדַע כִּֽי־לֹא־עֵץ מַאֲכָל הוּא אֹתוֹ תַשְׁחִית וְכָרָתָּ וּבָנִיתָ מָצוֹר עַל־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר־הִוא עֹשָׂה עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמָה עַד רִדְתָּֽהּ׃

raq-'etz-'asher-teda'-khiy-lo'-'etz-ma'akhal-hv'-'otvo-tashechiyt-vekharata-vvaniyta-matzvor-'al-ha'iyr-'asher-hiv'-'oshah-'imekha-milechamah-'ad-ridetah

KJV: Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.

AKJV: Only the trees which you know that they be not trees for meat, you shall destroy and cut them down; and you shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you, until it be subdued.

ASV: Only the trees of which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

YLT: Only, the tree, which thou knowest that it is not a fruit-tree, it thou dost destroy, and hast cut down, and hast built a bulwark against the city which is making with thee war till thou hast subdued it.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 20:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.