Deuteronomy 21:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,”

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BSBPD

“When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God hath given them into thy hand, and thou hast taken captive its captivity,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 21:10 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 20:10When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.
  2. Joshua 21:44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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