King James Version (KJV)
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
Modern English
He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
Hebrew
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אִם־לְשָׁל֥וֹם יָצָ֖אוּ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֑ים וְאִ֧ם לְמִלְחָמָ֛ה יָצָ֖אוּ חַיִּ֥ים תִּפְשֽׂוּם׃
vayoʾmer ʾim-lshalvom yaṣaʾv tipsvm ḥayiym vʾim lmilḥamah yaṣaʾv ḥayiym tipshvm