OET DEU chapter 20

20 When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see many horses and chariots and a bigger army than yours, don’t be afraid of them, because your god Yahweh who helped you out of Egypt is with you. 2 As you approach the place of battle, the high priest must go and stand in front of the warriors, 3 and tell them, “Listen, Yisrael, you’re about to battle against your enemies. Don’t be nervous or afraid, and don’t tremble or be terrified of them, 4 because your god Yahweh will go with you to fight for you against your enemies. He’ll give you victory.”

5 Then the officers must ask the people, “Is there anyone here who’s just built a new house and hasn’t dedicated it yet? If so, he can go home in case he dies in battle and someone else gets to dedicate his house. 6 Is there anyone who’s planted a vineyard and not benefitted from it yet? If so, he can go home in case he dies in battle and someone else enjoys the grape harvest. 7 Is there anyone who’s gotten engaged, but not yet married? If so, he can go home in case he died in battle and someone else marries her.”

8 Then those officers should also ask, “Is there anyone who’s scared or fearful? If so, he should go home so his fear doesn’t spread to others.” 9 Once they’ve finished speaking with the fighting men, they must appoint commanders over them.

10 When you approach a city ready to attack it, first call out to offer peace for surrender, 11 and if they agree to surrender and open the city gates, then they’ll all be forced to work for you. 12 But if they refuse your terms and decide to fight against you, then you should besiege that city. 13 Then when your god Yahweh helps you to capture it, you must kill every male in that city. 14 However, you can take the women and children and cattle and everything else in the city as plunder for yourself. You can enjoy your enemies’ possessions that Yahweh has given to you. 15 That’s how you should treat the cities located far from you—it doesn’t apply to the cities of nearby peoples.

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20 if/because you _will _go _out to _the_war on enemies _of_your and_see horse and_chariots a _people great than_yours not you _must _be _afraid from_them if/because YHWH god _of_your with_you the_brought _up _of_you from_land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
2 And_it _was when_engage_you(pl) to the_battle and_come _forward the_priest/officer and_speak to the_troops.
3 And_saying(ms) to_them hear Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) you(pl) are_approaching the_day to _the_battle on enemies _of_your(pl) not heart _of_you(pl) let _it _be _timid do _not be _afraid and_not make _haste and_not be _terrified from_before _of_them.
4 If/because YHWH god _of_your(pl) the_goes with_you(pl) to_fight to/for_you(pl) with enemies _of_your(pl) to_give _victory to_you(pl).
5 And_speak the_officers to the_troops to_say who the_man who he _has _built a _house new and_not dedicated_it let _him _go and_return to_house _of_his lest he _should _die in/on/at/with_battle and_man another dedicate_it.
6 And_who the_man who he _has _planted a _vineyard and_not enjoyed_it let _him _go and_return to_house _of_his lest he _should _die in/on/at/with_battle and_man another enjoy_it.
7 And_any the_man who he _has _betrothed a _woman and_not married_her let _him _go and_return to_house _of_his lest he _should _die in/on/at/with_battle and_man another marry_her.
8 And_continue the_officers to_speak to the_people and_say who the_man the_afraid and_faint _of the_heart let _him _go and_return to_house _of_his and_not it _will _be _melted DOM the _heart _of brothers _of_his like_heart _of_his.
9 And_it _was when_finished the_officers to_speaking to the_army and_appoint commanders _of armies in/on/at/with_head _of the_people.
10 if/because you _will _draw _near to a _city to_fight on/upon_it(f) and_offer to_her/it of_peace.
11 And_it _was if peace accept_your and_opens to/for_you(fs) and_it _was all _of the_people the_found in/on/at/with_it they _will _become to/for_yourself(m) at_forced _labour and_serve_you.
12 And_if not it _will _make _peace with_you and_makes against_you war and_lay _siege to_it.
[fn][fn][fn] 13 and_gives_it YHWH god _of_your in/on/at/with_hand _of_your and_strike _down DOM every _of males _of_its with_edge _of the_sword.
14 Only the_women and_the_children and_the_livestock and_all/each/any/every that it _will _be in/on/at/with_city all _of spoil _of_its you _will _plunder to/for_you(fs) and_you(ms)_will _eat DOM the _booty _of enemies _of_your which he _has _given YHWH god _of_your to/for_you(fs).
15 Thus you _will _do to/from_all/each/any/every the_cities the_far from_you very which not of_cities _of the_nations the_these they.
16 Only in_cities _of the_peoples the_these which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) an _inheritance not you _will _let _live any _of breathing _thing.
17 If/because certainly _(totally _destroy) annihilate_them the_Ḩittiy and_the_ʼAmorī the_Kənaˊₐnī and_the_Pərizzī the_Ḩiūī and_the_Yəⱱūşī/(Yəⱱūşī/(Jebusite)s) just_as commanded_you YHWH god _of_your.
18 So _that that not they _may _teach DOM_you(pl) for_doing according _to_all _of detestable _things _of_their which they _have _done for_gods _of_their and_sin to/for_YHWH god _of_your(pl).
19 if/because you _will _lay _siege to a _city days many to_fighting on/upon_it(f) in _order _to_capture_it not you _will _destroy DOM trees _of_its by_wielding on/upon/above_him/it an _axe if/because from_him/it you _will _eat and_DOM_them not you _will _cut _down if/because the_humankind is_the _tree _of the_field that_come by_before _of_you in/on/at/with_siege.
20 Only a _tree which you _will _know if/because _that is_not a _tree _of food it DOM_him/it you _will _destroy and_cut _down and_build siege _work[s] on the_city which it is_making with_you war until falls_it.

20:12 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

20:12 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

20:12 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

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