Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 20:8-9

8And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.1

9And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.2

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Notes

1. Deuteronomy 20:8 faint: Heb. melt. ↩
2. Deuteronomy 20:9 to lead…: Heb. to be in the head of the people. ↩

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