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Positive commandment 190 of 248

In a permissive****** As distinguished from obligatory wars. war, to observe the procedure prescribed in the Torah

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

In a permissive****** As distinguished from obligatory wars. war, to observe the procedure prescribed in the Torah, as it is said, “When thou comest nigh to a city, (then proclaim peace unto it)” (Deut. 20:10).

Deuteronomy 20:10

KJV
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
ASV
When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
WEB
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
JPS
When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.