Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 20

1When thou goestforthH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֜הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and seesthorsesס֤וּסsusH5483, andchariotsוָרֶ֙כֶב֙va.Re.khevH7393, and apeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971moreמִמְּךָ֔mi.me.KhaH4480thanH4480thou, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beafraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them: for theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is with thee, whichbroughtH3318theeupהַמַּֽעַלְךָ֖ha.ma.'al.KhaH5927outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2And it shall be, when yedrawכְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖םke.ka.ra.ve.KhemH7126nigh unto thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, that thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallapproachH7126andspeakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696unto thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971,

3and shallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559unto them,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ye draw nigh thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117untobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341:letH408notH408yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824faintיֵרַ֣ךְye.RakhH7401;fearתִּֽירְא֧וּti.re.'UH3372notH408,norH408trembleתַּֽעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206,neitherH408be ye affrighted at them;

4for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is he that goeth withyouH3588, tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898foryouH3588againstH5973yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341, tosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467youH3588.

5And theofficersהַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ha.sho.te.RimH7860shallspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696unto thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376is there that hathbuiltבָּנָ֤הba.NahH1129anewחָדָשׁ֙cha.DashH2319houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004, and hathnotH3808dedicatedחֲנָכ֔וֹcha.na.KhoH2596it?letH3808himgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hedieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376dedicateיַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃yach.ne.Khe.nuH2596it.

6Andwhatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376is there that hathplantedנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193avineyardכֶּ֙רֶם֙ke.remH3754, and hathnotH3808used the fruit thereof?letH3808himgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725unto hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hedieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376use the fruit thereof.

7Andwhatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376is there that hathbetrothedאֵרַ֤שׂ'e.RasH781awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802, and hathnotH3808takenH3947herH3947?letH3808himgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725unto hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hedieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376takeH3947herH3947.

8And theofficersהַשֹּׁטְרִים֮ha.sho.te.RimH7860shallspeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696furtherוְיָסְפ֣וּve.ya.se.FuH3254unto thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, and they shallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Whatמִי־mi-H4310manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376is there that is fearful and fainthearted?letוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808himgoH7725andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725unto hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, lest his brethren’sheartH3824meltיִמַּ֛סyi.MasH4549as hisheartH3824.

9And it shall be, when theofficersH8269havemadeH1696anendכְּכַלֹּ֥תke.kha.LotH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, that they shallappointוּפָֽקְד֛וּu.Fa.ke.DuH6485captainsH8269ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635at theheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

10When thou drawest nigh unto acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, thenproclaimוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965unto it.

11And it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518itmakeH5647theeanswerתַּֽעַנְךָ֔ta.'an.KhaH6030ofpeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965, andopenוּפָתְחָ֖הu.fa.te.ChahH6605unto thee, then it shall be, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that isfoundהַנִּמְצָא־ha.nim.tza'-H4672therein shallbecomeH1961tributary unto thee, and shallserveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃va.'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee.

12Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it willmakeוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213noלֹ֤אlo'H3808peace with thee, but willmakeH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

13and when theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430delivereth itintoH3027thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605male thereof with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

14but thewomenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802, and thelittleוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945, and thecattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929, andallוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605that is in thecityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892,evenאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605thespoilשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998thereof, shalt thoutakeH962for apreyH962unto thyself; and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398thespoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

15Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834areveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farH7350offH7350from thee,whichH834arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892oftheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471.

16But of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֤יme.'a.ReiH5892oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428peoplesהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, thou shalt savealiveתְחַיֶּ֖הte.chai.YehH2421nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808that breatheth:

17but thou shalt utterlydestroyH2763them; theHittiteהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, theCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983; as theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathcommandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee:

18that theyteachיְלַמְּד֤וּye.la.me.DuH3925youאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213afterallכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605theirabominationsתּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔םto.'a.vo.TamH8441,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they havedoneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213unto theirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑םle.lo.hei.HemH430;soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616should yesinוַחֲטָאתֶ֖םva.cha.ta.TemH2398againstH2398theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

19When thou shalt besiege acityעִיר֩'irH5892alongיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117time, inmakingH3772waragainstעָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it totakeלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935it, thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808destroyתַשְׁחִ֤יתtash.ChitH7843thetreesעֵצָהּ֙'e.TzahH6086thereof bywieldingלְתָפְשָׂ֗הּle.ta.fe.SahH8610anaxeגַּרְזֶ֔ןgar.ZenH1631againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921them; for thou mayesteatתֹאכֵ֔לto.KhelH398of them, and thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808cutתִכְרֹ֑תtikh.RotH3772themdownH3772; for is thetreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, that it should bebesiegedבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ba.ma.TzorH4692of thee?

20Onlyרַ֞קrakH7535thetreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086whichH834thou knowest that they benotלֹא־lo'-H3808treesעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086for meat, thou shaltdestroyתַשְׁחִ֖יתtash.ChitH7843andcutוְכָרָ֑תָּve.kha.Ra.taH3772themdownH3381; and thou shaltbuildוּבָנִ֣יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129bulwarksagainstעַל־'al-H5921thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892that makethwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with thee,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704itfallH3381.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20

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