Deuteronomy 20:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Deuteronomy 20:15 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“So thou dost do to all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 20:15 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 9:9“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
- Joshua 9:24The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
- Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).