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Deuteronomy 20:14 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 20 · verse 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.Deuteronomy 20:14 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 20:14 in context
12And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
13And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
14But 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.
15Thus shalt thou do unto 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 give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- cattlebᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beastH929 →
- womenʼishshâha womanH802 →
- spoilshâlâlbootyH7998 →
- onesṭapha familyH2945 →
- cityʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
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They are here directed what method to take in dealing with the cities (these only are mentioned, Deu 20:10, but doubtless the armies in the field, and the nations they had occasion to deal with, are likewise intended) upon which they made war.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-20