Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city. New Living Translation But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. English Standard Version But if it makes no peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. Berean Standard Bible But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. King James Bible And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: New King James Version Now if the city will not make peace with you, but war against you, then you shall besiege it. New American Standard Bible However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. NASB 1995 “However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. NASB 1977 “However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. Legacy Standard Bible However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. Amplified Bible However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall lay siege to it. Christian Standard Bible However, if it does not make peace with you but wages war against you, lay siege to it. Holman Christian Standard Bible However, if it does not make peace with you but wages war against you, lay siege to it. American Standard Version And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if it will not make peace with you and it will make war with you, besiege it: Brenton Septuagint Translation But if they will not hearken to thee, but wage war against thee, thou shalt invest it; Douay-Rheims Bible But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it. English Revised Version And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: GOD'S WORD® Translation If they won't accept your offer of peace but declare war on you, set up a blockade around the city. Good News Translation But if the people of that city will not surrender, but choose to fight, surround it with your army. International Standard Version But if they refuse to make peace with you and instead choose war, then attack it. JPS Tanakh 1917 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it. Literal Standard Version And if it does not make peace with you, and has made war with you, then you have laid siege against it, Majority Standard Bible But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. New American Bible But if it refuses to make peace with you and instead joins battle with you, lay siege to it, NET Bible If it does not accept terms of peace but makes war with you, then you are to lay siege to it. New Revised Standard Version If it does not submit to you peacefully, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it; New Heart English Bible If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it: Webster's Bible Translation And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: World English Bible If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it. Young's Literal Translation 'And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it, Additional Translations ... Context Laws of Warfare…11If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. 12But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. 13When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.… Cross References Deuteronomy 20:11 If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. Deuteronomy 20:13 When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword. Treasury of Scripture And if it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it: Jump to Previous Battle Besiege City Engage However Lay Makes Peace Refuse Shut Sides Siege WarJump to Next Battle Besiege City Engage However Lay Makes Peace Refuse Shut Sides Siege WarDeuteronomy 20 1. The priest's exhortation to encourage the people to battle5. The officers' proclamation of who are to be dismissed from the war 10. How to use the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation of peace 16. What cities must be devoted 19. Trees must not be destroyed in the siege Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not they refuse לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to make peace תַשְׁלִים֙ (ṯaš·lîm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate with you עִמָּ֔ךְ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with and wage וְעָשְׂתָ֥ה (wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make war מִלְחָמָ֑ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war against you, עִמְּךָ֖ (‘im·mə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with lay siege וְצַרְתָּ֖ (wə·ṣar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6696: To confine, bind, besiege to [that city]. עָלֶֽיהָּ׃ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Deuteronomy 20:12 NIVDeuteronomy 20:12 NLT Deuteronomy 20:12 ESV Deuteronomy 20:12 NASB Deuteronomy 20:12 KJV Deuteronomy 20:12 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 20:12 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 20:12 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 20:12 French Bible Deuteronomy 20:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 20:12 If it will make no peace (Deut. 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