Deuteronomy 20:16
“But of the cities of these people which the Lord thy God doth giue thee for an inheritance, thou shalt saue aliue nothing that breatheth:”
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Deuteronomy 20:16 Context
14But the women, and the litle ones, and the cattell, and all that is in the citie, euen all the spoile thereof, shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and thou shalt eate the spoile of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee. 15Thus shalt thou doe vnto 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 giue thee for an inheritance, thou shalt saue aliue nothing that breatheth: 17But thou shalt vtterly destroy them, namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hiuites, and the Iebusites, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: 18That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they haue done vnto their gods, so should ye sinne against the Lord your God.
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Other Translations for 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
"Only in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;
- American Standard Version (1901)
But in the towns of these peoples whose land the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, let no living thing be kept from death:
- Basic English Bible
But of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth,
- Darby Bible
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:
- Webster's Bible
But of the cities of these peoples, that Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes;
- World English Bible
`Only, of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee [for] an inheritance, thou dost not keep alive any breathing;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Howbeit of the cities of these peoples, that the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 20:16
20:16 Nothing - No man. For the beasts, some few excepted, were given them for a prey.