Mitzvah #602 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Law if they accept the terms“
Scripture Reference: DEU 20:10 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
י כִּי-תִקְרַב אֶל-עִיר, לְהִלָּחֵם עָלֶיהָ--וְקָרָאתָ אֵלֶיהָ, לְשָׁלוֹם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
10 Ἐὰν δὲ προσέλθῃς πρὸς πόλιν ἐκπολεμῆσαι αὐτήν, καὶ ἐκκαλέσῃ αὐτοὺς μετ᾿ εἰρήνης·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #527
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: Kings and Wars
Systematic Category (P119f) War and Battles
