Deuteronomy 20:16
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Deuteronomy 20:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Jedoch von den Städten dieser Völker, die Jehova, dein Gott, dir als Erbteil gibt, sollst du nichts leben lassen, was Odem hat;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Empero de las ciudades de estos pueblos que Jehová tu Dios te da por heredad, ninguna persona dejarás con vida;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém das cidades destes povos que o SENHOR teu Deus te dá por herança, nenhuma pessoa deixarás com vida;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nas cidades desses povos que Yahweh, vosso Deus, está vos dando como herança, não deixeis com vida nada que respira.
📖 Deuteronomy 20:16 in Context
14But 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.
15Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
16But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
17But 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:
18That 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.
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