“when thou goest out to battle against thine enemies and seest horses and chariots and a people more than thou be not afraid of them. For the Lord, that God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Deuteronomy 20
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1When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
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“When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
“When you go out to battle against your enemies, and you see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them. For the Lord your God who brought you up from the land of Egypt is with you.”
2When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army,
“and when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people.”
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“So it shall be, when you are on the verge of battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,”
“And it shall be when you are come nigh unto the battle that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people”
3saying to them, "Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
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“and he shall say to them, Hear, O Israel, today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies. Do not let your heart faint. Do not be afraid and do not tremble or be terrified because of them.”
“and he shall say to the people, Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies. Let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them.”
“and shall say to them, hear O Israel, you approach this day unto battle against your enemies. Let not your hearts faint, fear not and do not tremble. Neither be you terrified because of them.”
“he shall say to them, Hear, O Israel. You're approaching the battle against your enemies today. Do not be fainthearted. Do not be afraid or panic or tremble before them.”
4For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory."
“For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you to fight for you against your enemies to save you.”
“for the Lord your God is He who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to save you.”
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“For the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies to save you.”
“For the Lord, your God, is he that goeth with you to fight for you against all your enemies to save you.”
“For the Lord, your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies and to save you.”
“For the Lord your God is He who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you victory.”
5Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, "Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.
“Then the officer shall speak to the people saying, Is there any man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it.”
“the officers shall speak to the people saying, what man is he here that has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house lest he die in the battle and another man dedicated.”
6Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
“and is there any man who has planted a vineyard and has not enjoyed its fruit? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man enjoy its fruit.”
“And what man is he that has planted a vineyard and hath not yet eaten of it? Let him also go and return into his house, lest he die in the battle and another man eat of it.”
“what man is he that has planted a vineyard and has not eaten of it? Let him also go and return to his house lest he die in the battle and another man eat of it.”
7Has any man become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man marry her."
“And is there any man who has betrothed a wife and has not taken her? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man, not the one who labored, take her.”
“What man is there that betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her, let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, another man take her.”
8Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, "Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own."
“the officers shall speak to the people and say is there any man who is fearful and Fainthearted let him go back to his house lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.”
“And the officers shall speak further to the people and they shall say, what man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.”
“And verse 8, The officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and faint -hearted? Let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's hearts faint as well as his heart.”
9When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.
“And it shall be when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.”
“And when the officers had finished speaking to the people, then commanders shall be appointed at the head of the people.”
10When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.
“when you draw near to a city to fight against it. Offer terms of peace to it.”
“When thou comest near unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.”
11If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.
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12But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.
“And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it.”
13When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.
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14But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.
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15This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.
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16However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes.
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17For you must devote them to complete destruction —the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,
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18so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.
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19When you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them?
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20But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.
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