Deuteronomy 20:19
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King James Version (modern wording)
When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
Deuteronomy 20:19 (KJV)
American Standard Version
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?
Deuteronomy 20:19 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
When you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them?
Deuteronomy 20:19 (BSB)
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What does Deuteronomy 20:19 say?
Deuteronomy 20:19 in modern King James wording reads: "When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:"
Where is Deuteronomy 20:19 found in the Bible?
Deuteronomy 20:19 is verse 19 of chapter 20 of the book of Deuteronomy, in the Old Testament. Deuteronomy has 34 chapters.
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