Deuteronomy 20:14 “But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—a…”

Deuteronomy 20:14

But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

but the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, you shall take for plunder for yourself. You may use the plunder of your enemies, which the LORD your God has given you.

American Standard Version

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 for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

Onely the women, and the children, and the cattel, and all that is in the citie, euen all the spoyle thereof shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and shalt eate the spoyle of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee.

Darby Translation

only the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take as booty for thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee

Young's Literal Translation

Only, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.

Bible in Basic English

But the women and the children and the cattle and everything in the town and all its wealth, you may take for yourselves: the wealth of your haters, which the Lord your God has given you, will be your food.

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Cross references

“the women”

Joshua 8:2 Numbers 31:9 Numbers 31:12 Numbers 31:18 Numbers 31:35–54 Joshua 11:14

Joshua 8:2 · BSB

And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”

Numbers 31:9 · BSB

The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.

Numbers 31:12 · BSB

They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.

Numbers 31:18 · BSB

but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.

Numbers 31:35–54 · BSB

and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.

Joshua 11:14 · BSB

The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.

“thou shalt eat”

Joshua 22:8

Joshua 22:8 · BSB

saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

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

In context

13When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.

15This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.

Read Deuteronomy 20