Deuteronomy 20:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 20:5 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 →
וְדִבְּר֣וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
הַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮
shôṭêr
H7860
officer
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
הָאִ֞ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּנָ֤ה
bânâh
H1129
to build
בַֽיִת
bayith
H1004
house
חָדָשׁ֙
châdâsh
H2319
new
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
חֲנָכ֔וֹ
chânak
H2596
to dedicate
יֵלֵ֖ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְיָשֹׁ֣ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
לְבֵית֑וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יָמוּת֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְאִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אַחֵ֖ר
ʼachêr
H312
other
יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ
chânak
H2596
to dedicate
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World English Bible Public Domain
The officers shall speak to the people, saying, What man is there who 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 dedicate it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the officers shall speak to the people, saying, ‘Who the man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in battle and another man dedicate it.
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