Deuteronomy 20:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

0רַ֞קh7535
6Only the treesעֵ֤ץh6086
2אֲשֶׁרh834
3which thou knowestתֵּדַ֗עh3045
4כִּֽיh3588
5לֹאh3808
6Only the treesעֵ֤ץh6086
7for meatמַֽאֲכָל֙h3978
8ה֔וּאh1931
9אֹת֥וֹh853
10thou shalt destroyתַשְׁחִ֖יתh7843
11and cut them downוְכָרָ֑תָּh3772
12and thou shalt buildוּבָנִ֣יתָh1129
13bulwarksמָצ֗וֹרh4692
14עַלh5921
15against the cityהָעִיר֙h5892
16אֲשֶׁרh834
17הִ֨ואh1931
18that makethעֹשָׂ֧הh6213
19עִמְּךָ֛h5973
20warמִלְחָמָ֖הh4421
21עַ֥דh5704
22with thee until it be subduedרִדְתָּֽהּ׃h3381

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Only the trees of which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Only those trees which you are certain are not used for food may be cut down and put to destruction: and you are to make walls of attack against the town till it is taken.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Only the trees which thou knowest are not trees for meat, thou mayest destroy and cut them down, and build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

Only the trees which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it shall be subdued.

World English Bible (WEB)

Only the trees of which you know that they are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down; and you shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you, until it fall.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Only, the tree, which thou knowest that it `is' not a fruit-tree, it thou dost destroy, and hast cut down, and hast built a bulwark against the city which is making with thee war till thou hast subdued it.