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Deuteronomy 20:1-9

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.

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