Deuteronomy 20:11
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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.

Lexicon
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

they accept
תַּֽעַנְךָ֔ (ta·‘an·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond

your offer of peace
שָׁל֣וֹם (šā·lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

and open [their gates],
וּפָתְחָ֖ה (ū·p̄ā·ṯə·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people
הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

[there]
הַנִּמְצָא־ (han·nim·ṣā-)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

will become
וְהָיָה֙ (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

forced laborers
לָמַ֖ס (lā·mas)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4522: Body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdom

to serve you.
וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃ (wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏū·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave


Additional Translations
If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.And it shall be, if it make you answer of peace, and open to you, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries to you, and they shall serve you.

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.

If then they should answer peaceably to thee, and open to thee, it shall be that all the people found in it shall be tributary and subject to thee.

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then all the people that are found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.

And it shall be, if it shall make thee answer of peace, and open to thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein, shall be tributaries to thee, and they shall serve thee.

It shall be, if it makes you answer of peace, and opens to you, then it shall be, that all the people who are found therein shall become tributary to you, and shall serve you.

and it hath been, if Peace it answer thee, and hath opened to thee, then it hath come to pass -- all the people who are found in it are to thee for tributaries, and have served thee.
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