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

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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 1

לֹ֤אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 2

תַשְׁלִים֙tash.Limit will make peace

Lemma: שָׁלַם (sha.lam) · Strong's: H7999B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to ally

Used 13 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 11:19, 2 Samuel 20:19, 1 Kings 22:44, 1 Chronicles 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 3

עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makhwith you

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 4

וְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.Tahand it will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 5

עִמְּךָ֖'i.me.Khawith you

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 6

מִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.Mahwar

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 7

וְצַרְתָּ֖ve.tzar.Taand you will lay siege

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to confine

Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:25, Deuteronomy 20:19, Judges 9:31, 1 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 11:1, 2 Samuel 20:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6696A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 8

עָלֶֽיהָ\׃'a.Lei.haon it

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:12 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But if	→	אִם H0518A if
they refuse	→	לֹא H3808 not
to make peace	→	שָׁלַם H7999B to ally
with you	→	עִם H5973A with
and wage	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
war	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
against you	→	עִם H5973A with
lay siege	→	צוּר H6696A to confine
to [that city]	→	עַל H5921A upon

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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