Verse 1
Deuteronomy 20:1
New Living Translation
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“When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The LORD your God (Elohim), who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי תֵצֵ֨א לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֜ה עַל אֹיְבֶ֗י/ךָ וְֽ/רָאִ֜יתָ ס֤וּס וָ/רֶ֨כֶב֙ עַ֚ם רַ֣ב מִמְּ/ךָ֔ לֹ֥א תִירָ֖א מֵ/הֶ֑ם כִּֽי יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ עִמָּ֔/ךְ הַ/מַּֽעַלְ/ךָ֖ מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
English Translation
When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots, a people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
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Chapter 20 Context
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“When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than you...
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When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops.
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He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight y...
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For the LORD your God (Elohim) is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he...
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“Then the officers of the army must address the troops and say, ‘Has anyone here just built a new ho...
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Has anyone here just planted a vineyard but not yet eaten any of its fruit? If so, you may go home!...
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Has anyone here just become engaged to a woman but not yet married her? Well, you may go home and ge...
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“Then the officers will also say, ‘Is anyone here afraid or worried? If you are, you may go home bef...
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When the officers have finished speaking to their troops, they will appoint the unit commanders.
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10
“As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace.
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If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in fo...
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But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town.
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When the LORD your God (Elohim) hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the...
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But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy...
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15
“But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you...
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In those towns that the LORD your God (Elohim) is giving you as a special possession, destroy every...
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You must completely destroy the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,...
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This will prevent the people of the land from teaching you to imitate their detestable customs in th...
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“When you are attacking a town and the war drags on, you must not cut down the trees with your axes....
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You may only cut down trees that you know are not valuable for food. Use them to make the equipment...
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