New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 20:5-9

5The officersהַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ha.sho.te.RimH7860also shall speakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696to the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is the manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376that has builtבָּנָ֤הba.NahH1129a newחָדָשׁ֙cha.DashH2319houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004and has notdedicatedחֲנָכ֔וֹcha.na.KhoH2596it? Let him departיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980and returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435he might dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421and anotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376would dedicateיַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃yach.ne.Khe.nuH2596it.

6Whoוּמִֽי־u.mi-H4310is the manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376that has plantedנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193a vineyardכֶּ֙רֶם֙ke.remH3754and has notbegunH2490to useחִלְּל֔וֹchi.le.LoH2490its fruitH2490?Let him departיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980and returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435he might dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421and anotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376would beginH2490to useיְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃ye.chal.le.Le.nuH2490its fruitH2490.

7And whoוּמִֽי־u.mi-H4310is the manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376that is engagedאֵרַ֤שׂ'e.RasH781to a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802and has notmarriedלְקָחָ֔הּle.ka.ChahH3947her? Let him departיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980and returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435he might dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421and anotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376would marryיִקָּחֶֽנָּה׃yi.ka.Che.nahH3947her.’

8Then the officersהַשֹּׁטְרִים֮ha.sho.te.RimH7860shall speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696furtherוְיָסְפ֣וּve.ya.se.FuH3254to the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310is the manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376that is afraidH3372and faintheartedהַלֵּבָ֔בha.le.VavH7401 H3824?Let him departיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980and returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, so thathe might not make his brothers’אֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251heartsלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824meltיִמַּ֛סyi.MasH4549like his heartכִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃kil.va.VoH3824.’

9When the officersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860have finishedכְּכַלֹּ֥תke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,they shall appointוּפָֽקְד֛וּu.Fa.ke.DuH6485commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635at the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

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