Deuteronomy 20:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Deuteronomy 20:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 20:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 20:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down, for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you?”
Deuteronomy 20:19 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 20:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee? ”
Deuteronomy 20:19 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 20:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down--for man's <FI>is<Fi> the tree of the field--to go in at thy presence in the siege.”
Deuteronomy 20:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 20:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“When thou shalt besiege a city many days, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by lifting up an axe against them; for thou canst eat of them; and thou shalt not cut them down, for is the tree of the field a man that it should be besieged? ”
Deuteronomy 20:19 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 20:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When thou hast besieged a citie long time, and made warre against it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, by smiting an axe into them: for thou mayest eate of them: therfore thou shalt not cut them downe to further thee in the siege, (for the tree of the field is mans life)”
Deuteronomy 20:19 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 20:19 in Context — Deuteronomy 20
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.
19 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:
20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.
What Does Deuteronomy 20:19 Mean?
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