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?

When¹ thou shalt besiegeª°¹ a cityª a longª time,ª in making warª° against¹ it to takeª° it, thou shalt not¹ destroyª°¹ the treesª thereof by forcingª° an axeª against¹ them: for¹ thou mayest eatª° of¹ them, and thou shalt not¹ cut them downª°¹ (for¹ the treeª of the fieldª [is] man'sª [life]) to employª°¹¹ [them] in the siege:ª²

When¹ thou shalt besiegeª°¹ a citieª a longª time,ª in making warreª° against¹ it to takeª° it, thou shalt not¹ destroyª°¹ the treesª thereof, by forcingª° an axeª against¹ them: for¹ thou mayest eateª° of¹ them, and thou shalt not¹ cut them downeª°¹ (for¹ the treeª of the fieldª is mansª [life]) to employª°¹¹ them in the siege.ª²

And if thou shouldest besiege a city many days to prevail against it by war to take it, thou shalt not destroy its trees, by applying an iron tool to them, but thou shalt eat of it, and shalt not cut it down: Is the tree that is in the field a man, to enter before thee into the work of the siege?

When¹ thou shalt besiegeª°¹ a cityª a longª time,ª in making warª° against¹ it to takeª° it, thou shalt not¹ destroyª°¹ the treesª thereof by forcingª° an axeª against¹ them: for¹ thou mayest eatª° of¹ them, and thou shalt not¹ cut them downª°¹ (for¹ the treeª of the fieldª [is] man'sª [life]) to employª°¹¹ [them] in the siege:ª²

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