Deuteronomy 20:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

However, you may take the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the city as your spoils. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil of it, you shall take for yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which the LORD your God has given you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    saue the weme and the childern and the catell and all that is in the citie and all the spoyle thereof take vnto thy selfe and eate the spoyle of thyne enemies which the Lord thy God geueth the.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    saue the wemen and the children. As for the catell, and all that is in the cite, and all the spoyle, thou shalt take them vnto thy selfe, and eate the spoyle of thine enemies, which the LORDE thy God hath geuen the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Onely the women, & the children, & the cattel, & all that is in the citie, euen all the spoyle thereof shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and shalt eate the spoyle of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the women, and the children, and the cattell, and all that is in the citie, and all the spoyle therof shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and eate the spoyle of thine enemies, which the Lorde thy God hath geuen thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil of it, shall you take for a prey to yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which Yahweh your God has given you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the women and the children and the cattle and everything in the town and all its wealth, you may take for yourselves: the wealth of your haters, which the Lord your God has given you, will be your food.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    but the women, and the little ones, and the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its spoil, you shall take for a prey to yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which Yahweh your God has given you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    However, the women, little children, cattle, and anything else in the city– all its plunder– you may take for yourselves as spoil. You may take from your enemies the plunder that the LORD your God has given you.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 8:2 : 2 "Do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. However, you may take its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city, behind it."
  • Josh 22:8 : 8 He said to them, 'Return to your tents with much wealth—many possessions, livestock, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a great quantity of clothing. Divide the plunder from your enemies with your brothers.'
  • Num 31:9 : 9 The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.
  • Num 31:12 : 12 They brought the captives, the plunder, and the loot to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
  • Num 31:18 : 18 But you may keep alive for yourselves all the young women who have not known a man by lying with him.
  • Num 31:35-54 : 35 and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man. 36 The half portion for those who went to war was 337,500 sheep, 37 of which 675 were set aside as tribute for the LORD. 38 The cattle numbered 36,000, of which 72 were set aside as tribute for the LORD. 39 The donkeys numbered 30,500, of which 61 were set aside as tribute for the LORD. 40 The people included 16,000, of which 32 were set aside as tribute for the LORD. 41 Moses gave the tribute, the LORD's contribution, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD had instructed Moses. 42 From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle, 43 this half included 337,500 sheep, 44 36,000 cattle, 45 30,500 donkeys, 46 and 16,000 people. 47 From the Israelites' half, Moses took one out of every fifty, whether man or beast, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle, as the LORD had commanded him. 48 Then the officers who were over the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—approached Moses 49 and said to Moses, 'Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.' 50 'So we are bringing an offering to the LORD from the gold articles each of us has found—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and pendants—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.' 51 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all crafted articles. 52 The total gold from the offering they presented to the LORD amounted to 16,750 shekels. This came from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds. 53 Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself. 54 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 14:13-14 : 13 They struck down all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the Lord had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was a great amount of loot in them. 14 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and captured large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
  • 2 Chr 20:25 : 25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment, clothing, and articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
  • Ps 68:12 : 12 The Lord gives the command; the women who proclaim the good news are a great host.
  • Rom 8:37 : 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
  • Josh 11:14 : 14 The Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of these cities for themselves, but they killed all the people with the sword, completely destroying them and leaving no survivors.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 20:11-13
    3 verses
    86%

    11If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people found in it shall serve you and work for you.

    12But if it does not make peace with you and wages war against you, then you shall besiege it.

    13When the LORD your God delivers it into your hands, strike down every male there with the sword.

  • Deut 20:15-17
    3 verses
    83%

    15This is what you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not part of the cities of these nations.

    16But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.

    17Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you.

  • Deut 2:34-35
    2 verses
    82%

    34At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed every city, including the men, women, and children; we left no survivors.

    35Only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we took as spoil for ourselves.

  • Deut 3:6-7
    2 verses
    81%

    6We completely destroyed them, just as we had done to Sihon, king of Heshbon. In every city, we destroyed the men, women, and children.

    7But we kept all the livestock and the spoils of the cities for ourselves.

  • Josh 8:27
    80%

    27Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for themselves, according to the word of the Lord that He commanded Joshua.

  • Deut 13:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done among you,

    16you must surely strike down the inhabitants of that city with the sword, devoting it and all that is in it, including its livestock, to complete destruction.

  • Deut 21:10
    79%

    10When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take captives,

  • Num 31:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.

    10They burned all the towns where the Midianites had lived and all their encampments with fire.

    11They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals.

  • Deut 3:19
    78%

    19'But your wives, children, and livestock—I know you have much livestock—may stay in the towns I have given you.'

  • Gen 34:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and everything in the city and in the fields.

    29They carried off all their wealth, their children, and their wives, taking everything in the houses as plunder.

  • Josh 11:14
    76%

    14The Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of these cities for themselves, but they killed all the people with the sword, completely destroying them and leaving no survivors.

  • Josh 6:21
    76%

    21They devoted to destruction everything in the city—men and women, young and old, as well as oxen, sheep, and donkeys—by the edge of the sword.

  • 1 Sam 30:20
    75%

    20David took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David’s spoil."

  • Josh 8:2
    75%

    2"Do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. However, you may take its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city, behind it."

  • Josh 1:14
    75%

    14Your wives, your children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you, all your strong warriors, fully armed, must cross ahead of your brothers and help them.

  • Num 31:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17Now, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

    18But you may keep alive for yourselves all the young women who have not known a man by lying with him.

  • Deut 19:1
    74%

    1When the LORD your God eliminates the nations whose land He is giving you, and you take possession of them and settle in their cities and houses,

  • Josh 8:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7"Then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hands."

    8"When you have taken the city, you shall set it on fire, as the Lord has commanded. See, I have commanded you."

  • Zech 14:2
    74%

    2For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle, and the city will be captured, the houses will be plundered, and the women violated. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.

  • Num 31:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26'Take a count of the plunder that was captured, both man and beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation.'

    27'Divide the plunder between the warriors who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.'

  • Judg 21:11
    73%

    11This is what you are to do: Completely destroy every male and every woman who has had relations with a man.

  • Num 18:14
    73%

    14'Everything in Israel that is devoted to the LORD shall be yours.'

  • Josh 10:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19But as for you, do not stop! Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hands.”

    20So Joshua and the Israelites completely defeated them with a great slaughter, almost wiping them out. But a few survivors managed to retreat to their fortified cities.

  • Deut 7:2
    73%

    2and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must devote them to complete destruction. Do not make a covenant with them or show them any mercy.

  • Deut 28:51
    73%

    51They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, or fresh oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have wiped you out.

  • Deut 7:16
    73%

    16You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

  • Deut 1:39
    73%

    39And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

  • Ezek 38:12
    73%

    12You will come to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against resettled ruins and against a people gathered from the nations, people acquiring livestock and goods, who live at the center of the land.

  • Deut 29:11
    73%

    11You are entering into the covenant of the LORD your God and His oath, which the LORD your God is making with you today.

  • 1 Sam 15:3
    72%

    3Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'

  • Deut 20:20
    72%

    20However, you may cut down only the trees that you know are not fruit-bearing. Use them to build siege works against the city that is at war with you, until it falls.

  • Neh 9:24
    72%

    24Their descendants went in and took possession of the land. You subdued the inhabitants of the land—the Canaanites—before them and handed their kings and the peoples of the land over to them, to do with as they desired.

  • 1 Sam 30:2
    72%

    2The Amalekites had taken the women and everyone in the city captive, from the youngest to the oldest. They had not killed anyone but had taken them away as prisoners and gone on their way.