Deuteronomy 20:12
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But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.

Context
Laws of Warfare
11If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute. 12But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.13And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:11
If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute.

Deuteronomy 20:13
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

Lexicon
But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

they refuse
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

to make peace
תַשְׁלִים֙ (ṯaš·lîm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

with you
עִמָּ֔ךְ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

and wage
וְעָשְׂתָ֥ה (wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

war
מִלְחָמָ֑ה (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

against you,
עִמְּךָ֖ (‘im·mə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

lay siege
וְצַרְתָּ֖ (wə·ṣar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6696: To confine, bind, besiege

to [that city].
עָלֶֽיהָּ׃‪‬‪‬ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against


Additional Translations
But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.And if it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

But if they will not hearken to thee, but wage war against thee, thou shalt invest it;

And if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then thou shalt besiege it;

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:

'And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it,
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