# Deuteronomy 20.14 **Book:** [Deuteronomy](/codex/deuteronomy/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 12. And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13. and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: > > **14. but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.** > > 15. Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16. But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth; (Deuteronomy 20:12-16, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 12. If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it. 13. When Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword; > > **14. but the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, you shall take for plunder for yourself. You may use the plunder of your enemies, which Yahweh your God has given you.** > > 15. Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16. But of the cities of these peoples, that Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes; (Deuteronomy 20:12-16, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 12. And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13. And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: > > **14. But 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. take: Heb. spoil** > > 15. Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 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: (Deuteronomy 20:12-16, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 12. 'And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it, 13. and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword. > > **14. Only, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.** > > 15. So thou dost do to all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16. '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; (Deuteronomy 20:12-16, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Biblical Slavery Objection Defeater](/codex/biblical-slavery-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 20.10-14](/codex/deuteronomy-20-10-14/) - [Canaanite Conquest Objection Defeater](/codex/canaanite-conquest-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 20.10-15](/codex/deuteronomy-20-10-15/) - [Deuteronomy 21 Captive Bride Objection Defeater](/codex/deuteronomy-21-captive-bride-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 20.10-15](/codex/deuteronomy-20-10-15/) - [Israelite Slavery Possession-vs-Ownership Defeater](/codex/israelite-slavery-possession-vs-ownership-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 20.10-14](/codex/deuteronomy-20-10-14/) - [Why Didnt God Ban Slavery Objection Defeater](/codex/why-didnt-god-ban-slavery-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [ANE Siege-Warfare Reality](/codex/ane-siege-warfare-reality/), via [Deuteronomy 20.10-15](/codex/deuteronomy-20-10-15/) - [Biblical Slavery Objection](/codex/biblical-slavery-objection/), via [Deuteronomy 20.10-14](/codex/deuteronomy-20-10-14/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.