Deuteronomy 20:11 “If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the peopl…”

Deuteronomy 20:11

If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

World English Bible

It shall be, if it gives you answer of peace and opens to you, then it shall be that all the people who are found therein shall become forced laborers to you, and shall serve you.

American Standard Version

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

And if it answere thee againe peaceably, and open vnto thee, then let all the people that is founde therein, be tributaries vnto thee, and serue thee.

Darby Translation

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then all the people that are found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

Young's Literal Translation

and it hath been, if Peace it answer thee, and hath opened to thee, then it hath come to pass — all the people who are found in it are to thee for tributaries, and have served thee.

Bible in Basic English

And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.

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Cross references

“tributaries”

Leviticus 25:42–46 Joshua 9:27 Joshua 16:10 Judges 1:28 Judges 1:30–35 Psalm 120:7

Leviticus 25:42–46 · BSB

Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.

Joshua 9:27 · BSB

On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.

Joshua 16:10 · BSB

But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.

Judges 1:28 · BSB

When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.

Judges 1:30–35 · BSB

Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.

Psalm 120:7 · BSB

I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.

12But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.

Read Deuteronomy 20