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20:1 The laws of war

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20 if/because you _will _go _out to _the_war on enemies_your and_see horse and_chariots a _people great than_yours not you _must _be _afraid from_them if/because YHWH god_your with_you the_brought _up_you from_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
2 And_it _was when_engage_you _all 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 _all [are]_approaching the_day to _the_battle on enemies_your _all’s not let _it _be _timid heart_you _all do _not be _afraid and_not make _haste and_not be _terrified from_before_them.
4 If/because YHWH god_your _all’s the_goes with_you _all to_fight to/for_you _all with enemies_your _all’s to_give _victory to_you _all.
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_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_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_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_his and_not it _will _be _melted DOM the _heart brothers_his like_heart_his.
9 And_it _was when_finished the_officers to_speaking to the_army and_appoint commanders of _armies in/on/at/with_head 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 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_your in/on/at/with_hand_your and_strike _down DOM every males_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 spoil_its you _will _plunder to/for_you(fs) and_you(ms)_will _eat DOM the _booty enemies_your which he _has _given YHWH god_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 the_nations the_these they.
16 Only in_cities the_peoples the_these which YHWH god_your [is]_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) an _inheritance not you _will _let _live any breathing _thing.
17 If/because certainly _(totally _destroy) annihilate_them the_Ḩittiy and_the_ʼAmorī the_Kenaani and_the_Pərizzī the_Hivvi and_the_Yəⱱūşī/(Yəⱱūşī/(Jebusite)s) just_as commanded_you YHWH god_your.
18 So _that that not they _may _teach DOM_you _all for_doing according _to_all detestable _things_their which they _have _done for_gods_their and_sin to/for_YHWH god_your _all’s.
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_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 the_field that_come by_before_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 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

20:12 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

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

OET by section DEU 20:1

The laws of war

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