en_tn_lite_do_not_use/deu/20/19.md

translationWords

• en:tw:ax
• en:tw:know
• en:tw:siege

translationNotes

• Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
• wage war - AT: "fight in a war"
• wielding an ax against them - AT: "cutting down the trees with an ax"
• For is the tree of the field a man whom you should besiege? - AT: "For fruit trees are not people, so they are not your enemy" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
• trees for food - AT: "trees that grow fruit to eat"
• you will build bulwarks against the city - AT: "you will use these trees to build walls and ramps to fight against the city"
• until it falls - AT: "until the city loses the war"