And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

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,

and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.

And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

And when the Lord your God has given it into your hands, let every male in it be put to death without mercy.

And when the Lord your God will have delivered it into your hands, you shall strike down anyone who is in it, of the male gender, with the edge of the sword,

Et dederit eam Jehova Deus tuus in manu tua: tunc percuties omnem masculum ejus acie gladii.

And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands,.... When, what with pressures without, and calamities within, the city is obliged to surrender: this is not to be imputed to the methods and arts of war used in besieging, or to the courage and skill of the besiegers; but to the power and providence of God succeeding means used, and sending famine or pestilence among the besieged, and inclining their hearts to deliver up their city:
thou shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword; the men in it, grown persons, as distinguished from little ones in the next verse; because it was owing to these it was not surrendered at once, when terms of peace were offered.