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Deuteronomy 20

1When thou goestoutתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֜הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, andseestוְֽרָאִ֜יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200horsesס֤וּסsusH5483, andchariotsוָרֶ֙כֶב֙va.Re.khevH7393, and apeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971moreרַ֣בravH7227than thou, be notafraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them: for theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is with thee, who broughttheeהַמַּֽעַלְךָ֖ha.ma.'al.KhaH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2And it shall be, when ye are comenearכְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖םke.ka.ra.ve.KhemH7126to thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, that thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallapproachוְנִגַּ֥שׁve.ni.GashH5066andspeakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696to thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971,

3And shallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559to them,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, yeapproachקְרֵבִ֥יםke.re.VimH7131thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341: let not yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824faintיֵרַ֣ךְye.RakhH7401,fearתִּֽירְא֧וּti.re.'UH3372not, and do nottrembleתַּחְפְּז֛וּtach.pe.ZuH2648, neither be yeterrifiedתַּֽעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206becauseמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.HemH6440of them;

4For theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is he thatgoethהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with you, tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898for you against yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341, tosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467you.

5And theofficersהַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ha.sho.te.RimH7860shallspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696to thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Whatmanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376is there that hathbuiltבָּנָ֤הba.NahH1129anewחָדָשׁ֙cha.DashH2319houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004, and hath notdedicatedחֲנָכ֔וֹcha.na.KhoH2596it? let himgoH3212andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, lest he shoulddieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376shoulddedicateיַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃yach.ne.Khe.nuH2596it.

6And whatmanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376is he that hathplantedנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193avineyardכֶּ֙רֶם֙ke.remH3754, and hath not yeteatenחִלְּל֔וֹchi.le.LoH2490of it? let him alsogoH3212andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, lest he shoulddieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376shouldeatיְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃ye.chal.le.Le.nuH2490of it.

7And whatmanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376is there that hathbetrothedאֵרַ֤שׂ'e.RasH781awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802, and hath nottakenלְקָחָ֔הּle.ka.ChahH3947her? let himgoH3212andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, lest he shoulddieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376shouldtakeיִקָּחֶֽנָּה׃yi.ka.Che.nahH3947her.

8And theofficersהַשֹּׁטְרִים֮ha.sho.te.RimH7860shallspeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696furtherוְיָסְפ֣וּve.ya.se.FuH3254to thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, and they shallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Whatmanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376is there that isfearfulהַיָּרֵא֙hai.ya.Re'H3373andfaintheartedוְרַ֣ךְ הַלֵּבָ֔בve.Rakh ha.le.VavH7390 H3824? let himgoH3212andreturnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, lest hisbrethren’sאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251heartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824shouldfaintיִמַּ֛סyi.MasH4549as well as hisheartכִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃kil.va.VoH3824.

9And it shall be, when theofficersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860havefinishedכְּכַלֹּ֥תke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, that they shallmakeוּפָֽקְד֛וּu.Fa.ke.DuH6485captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thearmiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635toleadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

10When thou comestnearתִקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126to acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against it, thenproclaimוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965to it.

11And it shall be, if it shall make theeanswerתַּֽעַנְךָ֔ta.'an.KhaH6030ofpeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965, andopenוּפָתְחָ֖הu.fa.te.ChahH6605to thee, then it shall be, that all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that arefoundהַנִּמְצָא־ha.nim.tza'-H4672in it shall be forcedlabourersלָמַ֖סla.MasH4522to thee, and they shallserveוַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃va.'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee.

12And if it will make nopeaceתַשְׁלִים֙tash.LimH7999with thee, but willmakeוְעָשְׂתָ֥הve.'a.se.TahH6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421against thee, then thou shaltbesiegeוְצַרְתָּ֖ve.tzar.TaH6696it:

13And when theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathdeliveredוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into thyhandsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221everymaleזְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.RahH2138of it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

14But thewomenהַ֠נָּשִׁיםHa.na.shimH802, and the littleonesוְהַטַּ֨ףve.ha.TafH2945, and thecattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929, and all that is in thecityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892, even all thespoilשְׁלָלָ֖הּshe.la.LahH7998of it, shalt thoutakeתָּבֹ֣זta.VozH962to thyself; and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398thespoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

15Thus shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213to all thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which areveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distantהָרְחֹקֹ֥תha.re.cho.KotH7350from thee,whichהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2007are not of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of thesenationsהַגּֽוֹיִם־ha.go.yim-H1471.

16But of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֤יme.'a.ReiH5892of thesepeopleהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971, which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dothgiveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, thou shalt savealiveתְחַיֶּ֖הte.chai.YehH2421nothing thatbreathethנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397:

17But thou shaltutterlyהַחֲרֵ֣םha.cha.RemH2763destroyתַּחֲרִימֵ֗םta.cha.ri.MemH2763them; namely, theHittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, theCanaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983; as theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathcommandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee:

18That they may notteachיְלַמְּד֤וּye.la.me.DuH3925you todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213after all theirabominationsתּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔םto.'a.vo.TamH8441, which they havedoneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213to theirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑םle.lo.hei.HemH430; so should yesinוַחֲטָאתֶ֖םva.cha.ta.TemH2398against theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

19When thou shaltbesiegeתָצ֣וּרta.TzurH6696acityעִיר֩'irH5892alongרַבִּ֜יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117, in makingwarלְֽהִלָּחֵ֧םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against it totakeלְתָפְשָׂ֗הּle.ta.fe.SahH8610it, thou shalt notdestroyתַשְׁחִ֤יתtash.ChitH7843thetreesעֵצָהּ֙'e.TzahH6086of it byforcingלִנְדֹּ֤חַlin.Do.achH5080anaxeגַּרְזֶ֔ןgar.ZenH1631against them: for thou mayesteatתֹאכֵ֔לto.KhelH398of them, and thou shalt not cut themdownתִכְרֹ֑תtikh.RotH3772(for thetreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704isman’sהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120life ) toemployלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935them in thesiegeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃mi.pa.Nei.kha ba.ma.TzorH6440 H4692:

20Only thetreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086which thouknowestתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045that they are nottreesעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086forfoodמַאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978, thou shaltdestroyתַשְׁחִ֖יתtash.ChitH7843and cut themdownוְכָרָ֑תָּve.kha.Ra.taH3772; and thou shaltbuildוּבָנִ֣יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129bulwarksמָצ֗וֹרma.TzorH4692against thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatmakethעֹשָׂ֧ה'o.SahH6213warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with thee, until it shall besubduedרִדְתָּֽהּ׃ פrid.TahH3381.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 20

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