Deuteronomy 20

Deuteronomy 20:1

enemies. Hebrew text has singular, but some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, Syriac, and Vulgate, read the plural, as Authorized Version.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

Deuteronomy 20:3

faint. This and the following three words = Figure of speech Synonymia. App-6. tremble = be excited. (Hebrew = make haste.)

Deuteronomy 20:4

to fight for you. Compare Exodus 14:25. Psalms 3:8; Psalms 35:1.

Deuteronomy 20:5

man. Heb ’ish. App-14.

Deuteronomy 20:6

what. Figure of speech Erotesis.

Deuteronomy 20:8

faint = melt.

Deuteronomy 20:10

proclaim peace: i.e. if it belong not to the Canaanites. Compare Matthew 10:12, Matthew 10:13.

Deuteronomy 20:14

spoil. take = take as a prey. These two words, “spoil” and “prey”, occur in the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. Isaiah 8:1.

Deuteronomy 20:16

breatheth. Hebrew. neshamah = that hath breath. See App-16.

Deuteronomy 20:17

utterly destroy. Because descendants of the Nephilim. App-25. Compare Ch. Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 7:2.

namely. Only six mentioned here.

as = according as.

Deuteronomy 20:18

That = to the intent that.

sin. Idolatry was, and still is, the great sin. Compare Galatians 1:5, Galatians 1:20.

Deuteronomy 20:19

man’s. Hebrew. ’adam. App-14.