Deuteronomy 20:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And if it doth not make peace with thee, and hath made with thee war, then thou hast laid siege against it,

King James Bible
And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

Hebrew
But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

they refuse
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to make peace
תַשְׁלִים֙ (ṯaš·lîm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

with you
עִמָּ֔ךְ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

and wage
וְעָשְׂתָ֥ה (wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

war
מִלְחָמָ֑ה (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

against you,
עִמְּךָ֖ (‘im·mə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

lay siege
וְצַרְתָּ֖ (wə·ṣar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6696: To confine, bind, besiege

to [that city].
עָלֶֽיהָּ׃‪‬‪‬ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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