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.