Deuteronomy 20:16 — Bible Verse (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:”
Deuteronomy 20:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 20:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 20:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But of the cities of these peoples that Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes;”
Deuteronomy 20:16 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 20:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth; ”
Deuteronomy 20:16 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 20:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Only, of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee <FI>for<Fi> an inheritance, thou dost not keep alive any breathing;”
Deuteronomy 20:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 20:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thyGod giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth, ”
Deuteronomy 20:16 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 20:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But of the cities of this people, which the Lord thy God shall giue thee to inherite, thou shalt saue no person aliue,”
Deuteronomy 20:16 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 20:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 20
14 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.
15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
16 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:
17 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:
18 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.
What Does Deuteronomy 20:16 Mean?
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