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Deuteronomy 20:10
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Deuteronomy 20:10
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When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.
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Deuteronomy 20:10 in Other Translations
KJV
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When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
ESV
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"When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it.
NLT
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“As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace.
MSG
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When you come up against a city to attack it, call out, "Peace?"
CSB
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"When you approach a city to fight against it, you must make an offer of peace.
Deuteronomy 20:10 In-Context
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Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”
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When the officers have finished speaking to the army, they shall appoint commanders over it.
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When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.
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If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you.
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If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city.
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Deuteronomy 2:26
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Luke 14:31-32
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