New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 20:1-9
1“WhenH3588 you goH3318 out to battleH4421 againstH5921 your enemiesH340 and seeH7200 1horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393 and peopleH5971 moreH7227 numerousH7227 thanH4480 you, 2do not be afraidH3372 of them; for the LordH3068 your GodH430, whoH834 broughtH5927 you up from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, is with you. 2When you are approachingH7126 the battleH4421, the priestH3548 shall comeH5066 nearH5066 and speakH1696 to the peopleH5971. 3He shall sayH559 to them, ‘HearH8085, O IsraelH3478, you are approachingH7126 the battleH4421 againstH5921 your enemiesH340 todayH3117. Do not be faintheartedH7401H3824. 3Do not be afraidH3372, or panicH2648, or trembleH6206 beforeH4480H6440 them, 4for the LordH3068 your GodH430 4is the one who goesH1980 with you, to fightH3898 for you againstH5973 your enemiesH340, to saveH3467 you.’ 5The officersH7860 also shall speakH1696 to the peopleH5971, sayingH559, ‘WhoH4310 is the manH376 that has builtH1129 a newH2319 houseH1004 and has not 5dedicatedH2596 it? Let him departH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, otherwiseH6435 he might dieH4191 in the battleH4421 and anotherH312 manH376 would dedicateH2596 it. 6WhoH4310 is the manH376 that has plantedH5193 a vineyardH3754 and has not 6begunH2490 to useH2490 its fruitH2490? Let him departH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, otherwiseH6435 he might dieH4191 in the battleH4421 and anotherH312 manH376 7would beginH2490 to useH2490 its fruitH2490. 78And whoH4310 is the manH376 that is engagedH781 to a womanH802 and has not 9marriedH3947 her? Let him departH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, otherwiseH6435 he might dieH4191 in the battleH4421 and anotherH312 manH376 10would marryH3947 her.’ 8Then the officersH7860 shall speakH1696 furtherH3254 to the peopleH5971 and sayH559, ‘11WhoH4310 is the manH376 that is afraidH3372 and faintheartedH7401H3824? Let him departH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, so that 12he might not make his brothers’H251 heartsH3824 meltH4549 like his heartH3824.’ 9When the officersH7860 have finishedH3615 speakingH1696 to the peopleH5971, they shall appointH6485 commandersH8269 of armiesH6635 at the headH7218 of the peopleH5971.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 20:1 Deut 3:22; 7:18; 31:6, 8; Ps 20:7; Is 31:1 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 20:1 2 Chr 32:7, 8; Ps 23:4; Is 41:10 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 20:3 Deut 20:1; Josh 23:10 ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 20:4 Deut 1:30; 3:22; Josh 23:10 ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 20:5 Neh 12:27 ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 20:6 Lit treat(ed) it as common ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 20:6 Lit treat(ed) it as common ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 20:7 Deut 24:5 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 20:7 Lit taken ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 20:7 Lit take ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 20:8 Judg 7:3 ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 20:8 So with Gr and other ancient versions ↩
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
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