Whenכִּיyou go outתֵצֵאto warלַמִּלְחָמָהagainst your enemiesעַל אֹיְבֶיךָand seeוְרָאִיתָhorsesסוּסand chariots,וָרֶכֶבa peopleעַםmore numerousרַבthan you,מִמְּךָyou shall notלֹאbe afraidתִירָאof them,מֵהֶםforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָis with you,עִמָּךְwho brought you upהַמַּעַלְךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Deuteronomy 20:1
Study it in the app“When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots, a people more numerous than you, you shall not be afraid of them, for YHWH your Elohim is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
Facing a larger army, Israel is told: do not fear, YHWH goes with youCourage
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Deuteronomy 20:1, word by word
- you go outתֵצֵאtetse
set out
To set out somewhere, or go out to war.
Where else “tetse” appears- to warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- against your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- and seeרָאִיתָraita
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raita” appears- horsesסוּסsus
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appears- and chariotsרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- a peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- more numerousרַבrav
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rav” appears- be afraidתִירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- who brought you upמַּעַלְmaal
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “maal” appears- from the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
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Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And when you draw near to the war, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people