Deuteronomy 20:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 20:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תָצ֣וּר
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עִיר֩
ʻîyr
H5892
city
יָמִ֨ים
yôwm
H3117
day
רַבִּ֜ים
rab
H7227
many
לְֽהִלָּחֵ֧ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
עָלֶ֣יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
לְתָפְשָׂ֗הּ
tâphas
H8610
to seize
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַשְׁחִ֤ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עֵצָהּ֙
ʻêts
H6086
tree
לִנְדֹּ֤חַ
nâdach
H5080
to thrust
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
גַּרְזֶ֔ן
garzen
H1631
axe
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
מִמֶּ֣נּוּ
min
H4480
from
תֹאכֵ֔ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְאֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִכְרֹ֑ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
הָֽאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
עֵ֣ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
לָבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
בַּמָּצֽוֹר
mâtsôwr
H4692
siege
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World English Bible Public Domain
When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy the trees of it by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When you lay siege to a city many days, battling against it to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against it, for you shall eat from them, and you shall not cut them down. For is the tree of the field a man to come from your face in the siege?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).