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Deuteronomy 20:19
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Deuteronomy 20:19 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn du eine Stadt viele Tage belagern wirst, indem du Krieg wider sie führst, um sie einzunehmen, so sollst du ihre Bäume nicht verderben, indem du die Axt gegen sie schwingst (denn du kannst davon essen), und sollst sie nicht abhauen; denn ist der Baum des Feldes ein Mensch, daß er vor dir in Belagerung kommen sollte?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Cuando pusieres cerco á alguna ciudad, peleando contra ella muchos días para tomarla, no destruyas su arboleda metiendo en ella hacha, porque de ella comerás; y no la talarás, que no es hombre el árbol del campo para venir contra ti en el cerco.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quando puseres cerco a alguma cidade, lutando contra ela muitos dias para tomá-la, não destruas seu arvoredo metendo nele machado, porque dele comerás; e não o cortarás, que não é homem a árvore do campo para vir contra ti no cerco.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando vós sitiardes uma cidade por um longo tempo, enquanto vós fazeis guerra para capturá-la, não destruais as árvores da cidade cortando-as com um machado. Pois vós podeis comer o fruto delas, então, não as corteis. É a árvore do campo como um homem que sitiareis?

📖 Deuteronomy 20:19 in Context

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.
19When 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:
20Only 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.
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