New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 20:5-8

5The officersH7860 also shall speakH1696 to the peopleH5971, sayingH559, ‘WhoH4310 is the manH376 that has builtH1129 a newH2319 houseH1004 but has not 1dedicatedH2596 it? Let him goH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, otherwiseH6435 he might dieH4191 in the battleH4421 and anotherH312 manH376 would dedicateH2596 it.

6And whoH4310 is the manH376 that has plantedH5193 a vineyardH3754 but has not 2putH2490 it toH2490 useH2490? Let him goH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, otherwiseH6435 he might dieH4191 in the battleH4421 and anotherH312 manH376 3would putH2490 it toH2490 useH2490.

7 4And whoH4310 is the manH376 that is 5betrothedH781 to a womanH802 and has not 6marriedH3947 her? Let him goH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, otherwiseH6435 he might dieH4191 in the battleH4421 and anotherH312 manH376 would 7marryH3947 her.’

8Then the officersH7860 shall speakH1696 furtherH3254 to the peopleH5971 and sayH559, ‘8WhoH4310 is the manH376 that isH3372 afraidH3372 and faintheartedH7401 H3824? Let him goH1980 and returnH7725 to his houseH1004, so that 9he does not make his brothers’H251 heartsH3824 meltH4549 like his heartH3824!’

Notes

1. Deuteronomy 20:5 Neh 12:27 ↩
2. Deuteronomy 20:6 Lit treat(ed) it as common ↩
3. Deuteronomy 20:6 Lit treat(ed) it as common ↩
4. Deuteronomy 20:7 Deut 24:5 ↩
5. Deuteronomy 20:7 A betrothed couple was considered legally married, but did not yet live together ↩
6. Deuteronomy 20:7 Lit taken ↩
7. Deuteronomy 20:7 Lit take ↩
8. Deuteronomy 20:8 Judg 7:3 ↩
9. Deuteronomy 20:8 As in LXX and other ancient versions; MT his brothers’ hearts do not melt like ↩