Deuteronomy 20:16

Deuteronomy 20:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.

16Only in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave anything that breathes alive.

16Only in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes.

16Only in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes.

16However, in the cities of the nations that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes.

16But what about the cities the Lord your God is giving you as your own? Kill everything that breathes in those cities.