Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 20:10–11

10When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace. 11If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.

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Deuteronomy 20:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you approachתִקְרַ֣בṯiq·raḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7126 come near, approach
a cityעִ֔יר‘îrNoun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םlə·hil·lā·ḥêmPreposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH3898 fight, do battle
against itעָלֶ֑יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
you are to make an offerוְקָרָ֥אתָwə·qā·rā·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
of peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃lə·šā·lō·wmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Deuteronomy 20:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
they acceptתַּֽעַנְךָ֔ta·‘an·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
your offer of peaceשָׁל֣וֹםšā·lō·wmNoun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
and openוּפָתְחָ֖הū·p̄ā·ṯə·ḥāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH6605 open
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
will becomeיִהְי֥וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
forced laborersלָמַ֖סlā·masPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang
to serveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏū·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
youלְךָ֛lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular

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Deuteronomy 20:10 Luke 10:5–6 · Ephesians 2:17 · 2 Corinthians 5:18–6:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.