Deuteronomy 20:9

Deuteronomy 20:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.
• New International Version (NIV)When the officers have finished speaking to the army, they shall appoint commanders over it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the officers have finished speaking to the people, then commanders shall be appointed at the head of the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

Context of Deuteronomy 20:9

7And who is the man who is engaged (legally promised) to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would marry her.’ 8Then the officers shall speak further to the soldiers and say, ‘Who is the man who is afraid and lacks courage? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not cause his brothers’ courage to fail like his own.’ And it shall be when the officers have finished speaking to the soldiers, they shall appoint commanders of armies over them. 10“When you advance to a city to fight against it, you shall [first] offer it terms of peace. 11If that city accepts your terms of peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve you.

Deuteronomy 20:9 word by word

וְהָיָ֛ה כְּכַלֹּ֥ת הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־הָעָ֑ם וּפָֽקְד֛וּ שָׂרֵ֥י צְבָא֖וֹת בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall be, when the officersשֹׁטֵרshôţêr · officialH7860
• have made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• of speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that they shall makeפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• captainsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• to leadרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The meaning is that the “officers” should then subdivide the levies, and appoint leaders of the smaller divisions thus constituted.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people--When the exempted parties have withdrawn, the combatants shall be ranged in order of battle.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 20:9

• Armies
• Captain
• Soldiers

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings