13and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:


In Context

10 When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt proclaim peace unto it.

11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then all the people that are found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

12 And if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then thou shalt besiege it;

13 and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

14 only the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take as booty for thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee

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

Deuteronomy 20:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:13And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:13When the Lord your God delivers it into your hand, put to the sword all the men in it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:13And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy bands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:13and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:13and when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thy hands, thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:13And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: