Verse 3

Deuteronomy 20:3

Darby Translation

3 and shall say unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are approaching this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be afraid of them;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָמַ֤ר אֲלֵ/הֶם֙ שְׁמַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּ֨ם קְרֵבִ֥ים הַ/יּ֛וֹם לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל אֹיְבֵי/כֶ֑ם אַל יֵרַ֣ךְ לְבַבְ/כֶ֗ם אַל תִּֽירְא֧וּ וְ/אַֽל תַּחְפְּז֛וּ וְ/אַל תַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ מִ/פְּנֵי/הֶֽם
English Translation
And say to them, "Hear, O Israel: You are drawing near today to battle against your enemies. Do not let your heart grow faint; do not fear, and do not hurry, and do not tremble because of them."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 20 Context
1 When thou goest out to war against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people mor... Focus ↗
2 And it shall be, when ye approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near and speak unto th... Focus ↗
3 and shall say unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are approaching this day unto battle against your enemies:...
4 for Jehovah your God (Elohim) is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to s... Focus ↗
5 And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house,... Focus ↗
6 And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not eaten of it? let him go and return... Focus ↗
7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto... Focus ↗
8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and shall say, What man is there that is timid... Focus ↗
9 And it shall be, when the officers have ended speaking unto the people, that they shall place captai... Focus ↗
10 When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt proclaim peace unto it. Focus ↗
11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then all the people that are f... Focus ↗
12 And if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then thou shalt besiege it; Focus ↗
13 and when Jehovah thy God (Elohim) delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof w... Focus ↗
14 only the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all the spoi... Focus ↗
15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities that are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities... Focus ↗
16 But of the cities of these peoples which Jehovah thy God (Elohim) giveth thee for an inheritance, th... Focus ↗
17 but shalt utterly devote them to destruction, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the... Focus ↗
18 that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations, which they have done unto their g... Focus ↗
19 When thou shalt besiege a city many days, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destro... Focus ↗
20 Only the trees which thou knowest are not trees for meat, thou mayest destroy and cut them down, and... Focus ↗