7. What man is there, that hath espoused a wife, and not taken her? let him go, and return to his house, lest he die in the war, and another man take her.
8. After these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall speak to the people: What man is there that is fearful, and faint hearted? let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear, as he himself is possessed with fear.
9. And when the captains of the army shall hold their peace, and have made an end of speaking, every man shall prepare their bands to fight.
10. If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.
11. If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute.
12. But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.
13. And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy bands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,
14. Excepting women and children, cattle and other things, that are in the city. And thou shalt divide all the prey to the army, and thou shalt eat the spoils of thy enemies, which the Lord thy God shall give thee.
15. So shalt thou do to all cities that are at a great distance from thee, and are not of these cities which thou shalt receive in possession.
16. But of those cities that shall be given thee, thou shalt suffer none at all to live:
17. But shalt kill them with the edge of the sword, to wit, the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: