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“When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
“When you advance to a city to fight against it, you shall [first] offer it terms of peace.
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
¶ When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
“When you approach a city to fight against it, make an offer of peace.
When you approach a city to fight against it, you should first extend peaceful terms to it.
(vii) “When you advance on a town to attack it, first offer it terms for peace.
Before you attack a town that is far from your land, offer peace to the people who live there. If they surrender and open their town gates, they will become your slaves. But if they reject your offer of peace and try to fight, surround their town and attack. Then, after the Lord helps you capture it, kill all the men. Take the women and children as slaves and keep the livestock and everything else of value.
When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt proclaim peace unto it.
If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.
“When you go to attack a city, you must first offer peace to the people there.
Before you start to attack a city, you must offer peace to the people who live there. Tell them what they must do to stop you attacking them.
When you approach a city to fight against it, call out to it, asking for a peaceful surrender.
“When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it.
“When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it.
When you march up to attack a city, first make them an offer of peace.
¶ When thou comest near unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt offer it peace.
When you approach a city to attack it, offer its people a peaceful way to surrender.
“When you go to attack a city, first give its people a chance to surrender.
“When you approach a city to fight against it, you must make an offer of peace.
You will march up to attack a city. First, make them an offer of peace.
“When you approach a city to wage war against it, extend terms of peace.
¶ When thou comest near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
“If you come near a city to fight against it, you shall call for terms of peace.
“When you approach a city to fight against it, you must offer it peace.
“As you approach a city to fight against it, first offer it a truce.
When you come up against a city to attack it, call out, “Peace?” If they answer, “Yes, peace!” and open the city to you, then everyone found there will be conscripted as forced laborers and work for you. But if they don’t settle for peace and insist on war, then go ahead and attack. God, your God, will give them to you. Kill all the men with your swords. But don’t kill the women and children and animals. Everything inside the town you can take as plunder for you to use and eat—God, your God, gives it to you. This is the way you deal with the distant towns, the towns that don’t belong to the nations at hand.
When you come near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
When you approach a city to attack it, offer its people a peaceful way to surrender.
When you draw near a city to attack it, offer it terms of peace.
“When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.
“When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.
When you approach a city to do battle with it, offer it terms of peace.
When you march up to attack a city, first make them an offer of peace.
When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.
Suppose you march up to attack a city. Before you attack it, offer to make peace with its people.
When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.
When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.
“When you go near a city to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of peace to it.
“When you come near a city to fight against it, ask the people of the city if they would rather have peace.
“As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace.
When you draw near to a town to fight against it, offer it terms of peace.
When you draw near to a town to fight against it, offer it terms of peace.
When you draw near to a town to fight against it, offer it terms of peace.
“When you draw near to a town to fight against it, offer it terms of peace.
When thou comest nigh unto a town to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of shalom unto it.
“When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it.
“When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it.
“When you go near a city to fight against it, call out shalom to it.
When you first approach a city you’re going to fight against, shout out, “Peace!”
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
If any time thou shalt go to a city to overcome it, first thou shalt proffer peace to it. (Now anytime that thou shalt go to attack a city, thou shalt first make an offer of peace to them, that is, thou shalt give them a chance to surrender.)
`When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,
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