Deuteronomy 20:5

“And the supervisors shall speak to the people, saying, “Who is the man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in the war and another man dedicate it.”

Deuteronomy 20:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 20:5, word by word

And the supervisorsשֹּׁטְרִיםshotrim

supervisor

Supervisor: an official who keeps order and oversees others; in Egypt, the Israelite in charge of his own people's work who answered to the taskmasters (Exodus 5:14); in Israel, officials beside the judges and the elders (Deuteronomy 16:18).

Where else “shotrim” appears
shall speakדִבְּרוּdibru

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dibru” appears
to the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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is the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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has builtבָּנָהbana

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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a newחָדָשׁchadash

new

New.

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houseבַיִתvayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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dedicated itחֲנָכchanach

dedicate

Inaugurate a house or altar with a ceremony.

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Let him goיֵלֵךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and returnיָשֹׁבyashov

return

To go back to a place.

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dieיָמוּתyamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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in the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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and anotherאַחֵרacher

other

Other, another; next.

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The context

4for YHWH your Elohim is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”

5 · This verse (above)

6And who is the man who has planted a vineyard and has not begun to use it? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in the war and another man begin to use it.

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