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Deuteronomy 20:1-8

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.

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