VineVerse

Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Law if they accept the terms

Commandment 602Positive commandmentParashat ShoftimKings and Wars

Scripture

"When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.

Hebrew

י כִּי-תִקְרַב אֶל-עִיר, לְהִלָּחֵם עָלֶיהָ--וְקָרָאתָ אֵלֶיהָ, לְשָׁלוֹם.

Greek

10 Ἐὰν δὲ προσέλθῃς πρὸς πόλιν ἐκπολεμῆσαι αὐτήν, καὶ ἐκκαλέσῃ αὐτοὺς μετ᾿ εἰρήνης·

Classification

  • Parashah: Shoftim
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 527
  • Mishneh Torah: Judges — Kings and Wars

Stated in

Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.