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Whenכִּיyou draw nearתִקְרַבtoאֶלa cityעִירto fightלְהִלָּחֵםagainst it,עָלֶיהָyou shall callוְקָרָאתָto itאֵלֶיהָfor peace.לְשָׁלוֹם
Deuteronomy 20:10
Study it in the app“When you draw near to a city to fight against it, you shall call to it for peace.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 20:10, word by word
- you draw nearתִקְרַבtikrav
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “tikrav” appears- a cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- to fightהִלָּחֵםhilachem
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachem” appears- you shall callקָרָאתָkarata
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “karata” appears- for peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears
The context
9And when the supervisors have finished speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.
10 · This verse (above)
11And if it answers you with peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people who are found in it shall be yours for forced labor and shall serve you.