Deuteronomy 20:19

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"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 axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?"

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Moses' final speeches reviewing the Law before Israel enters Canaan.

Old Testament • Book #5

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