Deuteronomy 20:11
Good News Translation
If they open the gates and surrender, they are all to become your slaves and do forced labor for you.

New Revised Standard Version
If it accepts your terms of peace and surrenders to you, then all the people in it shall serve you at forced labor.

New American Bible
If it agrees to your terms of peace and lets you in, all the people to be found in it shall serve you in forced labor.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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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.

tributaries

Leviticus 25:42-46 For they are my servants, and I brought them out of the land of Egypt: let them not be sold as bondmen. . . .

Joshua 9:22,23,27 Josue called the Gabaonites and said to them: Why would you impose upon us, saying: We dwell far off from you, whereas you are in the midst of us? . . .

Joshua 11:19,20 There was not a city that delivered itself to the children of Israel, except the Hevite, who dwelt in Gabaon: for he took all by fight. . . .

Joshua 16:10 And the children of Ephraim slew not the Chanaanite, who dwelt in Gazer: and the Chanaanite dwelt in the midst of Ephraim until this day, paying tribute.

Judges 1:28,30-35 But after Israel was grown strong, he made them tributaries, and would not destroy them. . . .

1 Kings 9:21,22 Their children, that were left in the land; to wit, such as the children of Israel had not been able to destroy, Solomon made tributary unto this day. . . .

Psalm 120:7 With them that hated peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.

Context
Laws of Warfare
10If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace. 11If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute.12But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:10
If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.

Deuteronomy 20:12
But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.

Joshua 9:8
But they said to Joshua: We are thy servants. Joshua said to them: Who are you? and whence came you?

1 Kings 9:21
Their children, that were left in the land; to wit, such as the children of Israel had not been able to destroy, Solomon made tributary unto this day.

2 Kings 6:22
And he said: Thou shalt not kill them: for thou didst not take them with thy sword, or thy bow, that thou mayst kill them: but set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

Deuteronomy 20:10
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