Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them? Young's Literal Translation ‘When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down—for man’s [is] the tree of the field—to go in at thy presence in the siege. King James Bible 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: Hebrew Whenכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you lay siege תָצ֣וּר (ṯā·ṣūr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6696: To confine, bind, besiege to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a city עִיר֩ (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement for an extended רַבִּ֜ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great time יָמִ֨ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day while fighting לְֽהִלָּחֵ֧ם (lə·hil·lā·ḥêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle against it עָלֶ֣יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against to capture it, לְתָפְשָׂ֗הּ (lə·ṯā·p̄ə·śāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably you must not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no destroy תַשְׁחִ֤ית (ṯaš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin its trees עֵצָהּ֙ (‘ê·ṣāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood by putting לִנְדֹּ֤חַ (lin·dō·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5080: To impel, thrust, banish an ax גַּרְזֶ֔ן (gar·zen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1631: An axe to them, עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against because כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you can eat their fruit. תֹאכֵ֔ל (ṯō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat You must not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no cut them down. תִכְרֹ֑ת (ṯiḵ·rōṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant Are the trees עֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood of the field הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land human, הָֽאָדָם֙ (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being that you should besiege them? בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ (bam·mā·ṣō·wr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness |
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