When you lay siege to a city for a long time to capture it, do not destroy its trees by cutting them down with an axe, for you may eat from them. Do not cut them down, for is the tree of the field a human that it should face the siege with you?
When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not stroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
When you besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy the trees 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:
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 forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
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?
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 forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down(for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
When thou hast beseged a citie longe tyme in makinge warre agenst it to take it. destroye not the trees thereof, that thou woldest thrust an axe vnto them. For thou mayst eate of the, and therfore destroye them not. For the trees of the feldes are no men, that they myght come agenst the to besege the.
Whan thou must lye a longe season before a cite, against the which thou makest warre to take it, thou shalt not destroye ye trees therof that thou woldest hew them downe wt the axe, for thou mayest eate therof: and therfore shalt thou not hew them downe. For it is but wodd vpon the felde, and no man, and can not come & be bullworkes agaynst the.
When thou hast besieged a citie long time, & made warre against it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, by smiting an axe into them: for thou mayest eate of them: therfore thou shalt not cut them downe to further thee in the siege, (for the tree of the field is mans life )
When thou hast besieged a citie long tyme, and made warre agaynst it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, that thou wouldest thrust an axe vnto them: but eate of them, and cut them not downe to further thee in thy siege: for the tree of the fielde is mans life.
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 forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field [is] man's [life]) to employ [them] in the siege:
When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy the trees of it by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?
`When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down -- for man's `is' the tree of the field -- to go in at thy presence in the siege.
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?
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?
If in war a town is shut in by your armies for a long time, do not let its trees be cut down and made waste; for their fruit will be your food; are the trees of the countryside men for you to take up arms against them?
When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?
If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it, you must not chop down its trees, for you may eat fruit from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it!
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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.
19You will destroy every fortified city and every major town, cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.
23When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be eaten.
5The officers shall then say to the people: 'If anyone has built a new house and has not yet dedicated it, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another dedicate it.'
6If anyone has planted a vineyard but has not yet enjoyed its fruit, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another enjoy its fruit.
10When you approach a city to fight against it, offer it peace terms.
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.
14However, 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.
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.
18This is so they do not teach you to follow all the detestable practices they have done for their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.
20When you beat your olive trees, do not go over the branches again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
10They will not gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons as fuel. They will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Lord GOD.
5for instance, when a man goes with his neighbor into the forest to cut wood and his hand swings the axe to cut the tree, and the iron head slips off the handle and strikes his neighbor, and he dies—that man may flee to one of these cities and live.
2Completely destroy all the places where the nations you are dispossessing worshiped their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
20Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
21You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah pole of any tree beside the altar of the Lord your God that you will set up for yourself.
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,
17They will consume your harvest and your bread, devour your sons and daughters, eat your flocks and herds, and consume your vines and fig trees. With the sword, they will destroy your fortified cities in which you trust.
39You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink their wine or gather their grapes, for worms will eat them.
40You will have olive trees throughout your territory, but you will not anoint yourself with oil, for your olives will drop off prematurely.
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.
14This happened so that no trees beside the abundant waters may grow tall enough to reach the clouds, nor lift their tops among the thick branches, and no trees that drink water will stand before them in their height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the lower earth, among the sons of men, with those who go down to the pit.
14He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.
7I will send destroyers against you, each with his weapons. They will cut down your choice cedars and throw them into the fire.
55He will not share with any of them the flesh of his children that he is eating, because he has nothing else during the suffering and siege that your enemy will inflict on all your cities.
10When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take captives,
22Her voice will hiss like a serpent as they advance in force; with axes they come against her, like those who cut down trees.
9'He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls, and he will demolish your towers with his weapons.'
21This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:
42Swarms of insects will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your land.
18but the hill country shall be yours. Though it is a forest, you can clear it, and its farthest limits shall be yours. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots and are strong.
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,
20Your strength will be spent in vain, because your land will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of the land yield their fruit.
25When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you desire to satisfy yourself, but you must not put any in your basket.
3For the customs of the nations are worthless. They cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
5They will cover the surface of the ground so that it cannot be seen, and they will devour what little is left after the hail, including every tree growing in your fields.
9When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
9'Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them, whose height was like the cedars and whose strength was like the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.'
8They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.
25They destroyed the cities, threw stones onto every good field until it was covered, stopped up all the springs of water, and cut down all the good trees. Only the stones of Kir Hareseth were left standing, but the slingers surrounded and attacked it.
12But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, bound with iron and bronze, surrounded by the tender grass of the field. Let it be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let it live with the animals among the plants of the earth.
8The battle spread over the entire area, and more men were consumed by the forest than by the sword that day.
10Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and reign over us.'
9Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and its fruit stripped so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a great effort or many people to pull it out by its roots.
5It appeared like one lifting up axes against a thick forest.
14Do not move your neighbor's boundary marker, established by the ancestors, in the inheritance you will receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.