Deuteronomy 20:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 20:8 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 →
וְיָסְפ֣וּ
yâçaph
H3254
to add
הַשֹּׁטְרִים֮
shôṭêr
H7860
officer
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָם֒
ʻam
H5971
people
וְאָמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִי
mîy
H4310
who
הָאִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַיָּרֵא֙
yârêʼ
H3373
fearing
וְרַ֣ךְ
rak
H7390
tender
הַלֵּבָ֔ב
lêbâb
H3824
heart
יֵלֵ֖ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְיָשֹׁ֣ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
לְבֵית֑וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמַּ֛ס
mâçaç
H4549
to melt
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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לְבַ֥ב
lêbâb
H3824
heart
אֶחָ֖יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
כִּלְבָבֽוֹ
lêbâb
H3824
heart
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World English Bible Public Domain
The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, What man is there who is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart melt as his heart.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the officers shall continue to speak to the people and say, ‘Who the man who fears and soft of heart? Let him go and return to his house, and the heart of his brother will not melt like his heart.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).