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Deuteronomy 20:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 20:19

Verse 19 of 20

Scripture focus

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field [is] man’s [life]) to employ [them] in the siege:

Deuteronomy 20:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 20:19

Theological / Devotional

The trees. The fruit trees would give refreshment and sustenance. They could not be grown in a day.

The tree of the field. The word “life” is not in the Hebrew text. Compare 1 Sam. 16:20, which reads literally, an “ass of bread,” meaning an ass loaded with bread. Similarly, fruit trees are spoken of as being for the support of men. The RSV reads, “Are the trees in the field men that they should be besieged by you?”

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