Deuteronomy · chapter 20 · verse 19

Deuteronomy 20:19 in Hindi

जब तू युद्ध करते हुए किसी नगर को जीतने के लिये उसे बहुत दिनों तक घेरे रहे, तब उसके वृक्षों पर कुल्हाड़ी चलाकर उन्हें नाश न करना, क्योंकि उनके फल तेरे खाने के काम आएंगे, इसलिये उन्हें न काटना। क्या मैदान के वृक्ष भी मनुष्य हैं कि तू उनको भी घेर रखे?

Jab too yuddh karate hue kisee nagar ko jeetane ke liye use bahut dinom tak ghere rahe, tab usake vrukshom par kulhaadee chalaakar unhem naash na karanaa, kyonki unake phal tere khaane ke kaam aaenge, isaliye unhem na kaatanaa. Kyaa maidaan ke vruksh bhee manushy haim ki too unako bhee gher rakhe?

व्यवस्थाविवरण 20:19 · BSI

Deuteronomy 20:19 in English

King James Version (KJV): 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:
World English Bible (WEB): When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down, for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you?
American Standard Version (ASV): 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 wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?
Bible in Basic English (BBE): If in war a town is shut in by your armies for a long time, do not let its trees be cut down and made waste; for their fruit will be your food; are the trees of the countryside men for you to take up arms against them?
Darby Translation (DBY): When thou shalt besiege a city many days, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by lifting up an axe against them; for thou canst eat of them; and thou shalt not cut them down, for is the tree of the field a man that it should be besieged?
Webster's Bible (WBS): When thou shalt besiege a city a long time in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees of it by forcing an ax 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:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT): '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.

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17परन्तु उनको अवश्य सत्यानाश करना, अर्थात् हित्तियों, एमोरियों, कनानियों, परिज्जियों, हिव्वियों, और यबूसियों को, जैसे कि तेरे परमेश्वर यहोवा ने तुझे आज्ञा दी है;
18ऐसा न हो कि जितने घिनौने काम वे अपने देवताओं की सेवा में करते आए हैं वैसा ही करना तुम्हें भी सिखाएं, और तुम अपने परमेश्वर यहोवा के विरूद्ध पाप करने लगो।।
19जब तू युद्ध करते हुए किसी नगर को जीतने के लिये उसे बहुत दिनों तक घेरे रहे, तब उसके वृक्षों पर कुल्हाड़ी चलाकर उन्हें नाश न करना, क्योंकि उनके फल तेरे खाने के काम आएंगे, इसलिये उन्हें न काटना। क्या मैदान के वृक्ष भी मनुष्य हैं कि तू उनको भी घेर रखे?
20परन्तु जिन वृक्षों के विषय में तू यह जान ले कि इनके फल खाने के नहीं हैं, तो उनको काटकर नाश करना, और उस नगर के विरूद्ध उस समय तक कोट बान्धे रहना जब तक वह तेरे वश में न आ जाए।।

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Deuteronomy 20:19 in Tamil