Deuteronomy 20:4

Deuteronomy 20:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’

Context of Deuteronomy 20:4

2And it shall be, when ye approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near and speak unto the people, 3and shall say unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are approaching this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be afraid of them; for Jehovah your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. 5And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. 6And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not eaten of it? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

Deuteronomy 20:4 word by word

כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּכֶ֑ם לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם עִם־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֶתְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 20:4

• Deuteronomy 1:30Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
• Deuteronomy 3:22Ye shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he will fight for you.
• Deuteronomy 11:25No man shall be able to stand before you: the fear of you and the dread of you will Jehovah your God lay upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
• Exodus 14:14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still.
• Joshua 10:42and all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.
• Joshua 23:10One man of you chaseth a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath said unto you.
• 2 Chronicles 13:12And behold, we have God with us at our head, and his priests, and the loud-sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
• 2 Chronicles 32:7Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him:
• Psalms 144:1Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;
• Romans 8:37But in all these things we more than conquer through him that has loved us.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4to fight for you: This promise shows that God starts wars, carries them out, and brings them to victory against his enemies. The purpose of these wars was to remove enemies who refused to turn from evil and to protect his people from being corrupted (see 1:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people--Jewish writers say that there was a war priest appointed by a special ceremonial to attend the army. It was natural that the solemn objects and motives of religion should have been applied to animate patriotism, and so give additional impulse to valor; other people have done this. But in the case of Israel, the regular attendance of a priest on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 20:4

• Armies
• Priest
• War

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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