Deuteronomy 20:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 20:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאָמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אַתֶּ֨ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
קְרֵבִ֥ים
qârêb
H7131
near
הַיּ֛וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יֵרַ֣ךְ
râkak
H7401
to be weak
לְבַבְכֶ֗ם
lêbâb
H3824
heart
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּֽירְא֧וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
וְאַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּחְפְּז֛וּ
châphaz
H2648
to hurry
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ
ʻârats
H6206
to tremble
מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
and shall tell them, Hear, Israel, you draw near this day to battle against your enemies: don't let your heart faint; don't be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;
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King James Version Public Domain
And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, Israel, you are approaching today to battle against your enemies. You shall not soften your hearts. You shall not fear or panic or be terrified of them,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).