Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 20:1-3

1When thou goest outתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֜הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,and seestוְֽרָאִ֜יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200horsesס֤וּסsusH5483,and chariotsוָרֶ֙כֶב֙va.Re.khevH7393, anda peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971moreרַ֣בravH7227than thou, be not afraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them: for Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430iswith thee, which brought thee upהַמַּֽעַלְךָ֖ha.ma.'al.KhaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2And it shall be, when ye are come nighכְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖םke.ka.ra.ve.KhemH7126unto the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,that the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall approachוְנִגַּ֥שׁve.ni.GashH5066and speakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696unto the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971,

3And shall sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559unto them, Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ye approachקְרֵבִ֥יםke.re.VimH7131this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117unto battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341:let not your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824faintיֵרַ֣ךְye.RakhH7401,fearתִּֽירְא֧וּti.re.'UH3372not, and do not trembleתַּחְפְּז֛וּtach.pe.ZuH2648,neither be ye terrifiedתַּֽעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206becauseמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.HemH6440of them;

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