Deuteronomy 20:14
“But the women, and the litle ones, and the cattell, and all that is in the citie, euen all the spoile thereof, shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and thou shalt eate the spoile of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee.”
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Deuteronomy 20:14 Context
12And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make warre against thee, then thou shalt besiege it. 13And when the Lord thy God hath deliuered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite euery male thereof with the edge of the sword. 14But the women, and the litle ones, and the cattell, and all that is in the citie, euen all the spoile thereof, shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and thou shalt eate the spoile of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee. 15Thus shalt thou doe vnto 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 giue thee for an inheritance, thou shalt saue aliue nothing that breatheth:
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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.
- King James Version
"Only the women and the children and the animals and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as booty for yourself; and you shall use the spoil of your enemies which the LORD your God has given you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)