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Deuteronomy 20

1Whenthou goestforthH3318tobattleH4421againstthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,andseesthorsesס֤וּסsusH5483,andchariotsוָרֶ֙כֶב֙va.Re.khevH7393,andapeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971moreמִמְּךָ֔mi.me.KhaH4480thanthou, thou shaltnotbeafraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372ofthem;forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430iswiththee,whobroughtH3318theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961,whenyedrawכְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖םke.ka.ra.ve.KhemH7126nigh untothebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,thatthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallapproachandspeakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696untothepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971,

3andshallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559untothem,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ye draw nighthisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117untobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341:letnotyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824faint;fearH3372not,nortremble,neitherbeye affrightedatthem;

4forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430ishethatgoethwithyou,tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898foryouagainstyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341,tosaveH3467you.

5AndtheofficersH7860shallspeakH1696untothepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Whatmanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376istherethathathbuiltH1129anewחָדָשׁ֙cha.DashH2319houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004,andhathnotdedicatedit?lethimgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725tohishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hedieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,andanothermanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376dedicateit.

6Andwhatmanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376istherethathathplantedנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193avineyardכֶּ֙רֶם֙ke.remH3754,andhathnotusedthefruit thereof?lethimgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725untohishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hedieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,andanothermanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376usethefruit thereof.

7Andwhatmanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376istherethathathbetrothedאֵרַ֤שׂ'e.RasH781awifeH802,andhathnottakenH3947her?lethimgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725untohishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hedieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,andanothermanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376takeH3947her.

8AndtheofficersH7860shallspeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696furtheruntothepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Whatmanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376istherethatisfearfulandfaint-hearted?lethimgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725untohishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, lesthisbrethren’sheartH3824meltיִמַּ֛סyi.MasH4549ashisheartH3824.

9Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961,whentheofficershavemadeanendH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696untothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,thattheyshallappointוּפָֽקְד֛וּu.Fa.ke.DuH6485captainsofhostsH6635attheheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

10Whenthou drawest nigh untoacityעִ֔יר'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstit,thenproclaimוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965untoit.

11Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,ifitmaketheeanswerתַּֽעַנְךָ֔ta.'an.KhaH6030ofpeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,andopenוּפָתְחָ֖הu.fa.te.ChahH6605unto thee,thenitshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,thatallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatareH1961foundH4672therein shallbecomeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961tributary unto thee,andshallserveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃va.'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee.

12Andifitwillmakeוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213nopeacewiththee,butwillmakeH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421againstthee,thenthou shalt besiegeit:

13andwhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430deliverethitintothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, thou shaltsmiteeverymale thereofwiththeedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

14butthewomenH802,andthelittleוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945,andthecattleH929,andallthatisinthecityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892,evenallthespoilH7998thereof, shalt thoutakeH962forapreyunto thyself;andthou shalteatH398thespoilH7998ofthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenH5414thee.

15Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651shalt thoudountoallthecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichareveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farH7350offfromthee,whicharenotofthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892ofthesenationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471.

16Butofthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֤יme.'a.ReiH5892ofthesepeoplesH5971,thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, thou shalt savealiveH2421nothingthatbreatheth;

17butthou shalt utterlydestroyH2763them:theHittiteהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,andtheAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,theCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983;asJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathcommandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee;

18thattheyteachיְלַמְּד֤וּye.la.me.DuH3925younottodoafteralltheirabominationsתּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔םto.'a.vo.TamH8441,whichtheyhavedoneuntotheirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑םle.lo.hei.HemH430;soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616wouldyesinוַחֲטָאתֶ֖םva.cha.ta.TemH2398againstJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

19Whenthou shalt besiegeacityעִיר֩'irH5892alongtime,inmakingH3772waragainstittotakeit, thou shaltnotdestroyתַשְׁחִ֤יתtash.ChitH7843thetreesעֵצָהּ֙'e.TzahH6086thereofbywieldingH8610anaxeגַּרְזֶ֔ןgar.ZenH1631againstthem;forthou mayesteatתֹאכֵ֔לto.KhelH398ofthem,andthou shaltnotcutתִכְרֹ֑תtikh.RotH3772themdownH3772;foristhetreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704manH120,thatitshouldbebesiegedofthee?

20Onlyרַ֞קrakH7535thetreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086ofwhichthou knowestthattheyarenottreesעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086forfoodמַאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978, thou shaltdestroyתַשְׁחִ֖יתtash.ChitH7843andcutוְכָרָ֑תָּve.kha.Ra.taH3772themdownH3381;andthou shaltbuildוּבָנִ֣יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129bulwarksagainstthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatmakethwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421withthee,untilitfall.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20

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