And the supervisorsוְ הַשֹּׁטְרִיםshall speakדִבְּרוּto the people,אֶל הָעָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whoמִיis the manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרhas builtבָּנָהa newחָדָשׁhouseבַיִתand has notוְלֹאdedicated it?חֲנָכוֹLet him goיֵלֵךְand returnוְיָשֹׁבto his house,לְבֵיתוֹso that he does notפֶּןdieיָמוּתin the warבַּמִּלְחָמָהand anotherוְ אַחֵרmanאִישׁdedicate it.יַחְנְכֶנּוּ
Deuteronomy 20:5
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “am” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- is the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- has builtבָּנָהbana
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “bana” appears- a newחָדָשׁchadash
new
New.
Where else “chadash” appears- houseבַיִתvayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vayit” appears- dedicated itחֲנָכchanach
dedicate
Inaugurate a house or altar with a ceremony.
Where else “chanach” appears- Let him goיֵלֵךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and returnיָשֹׁבyashov
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashov” appears- dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears- in the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- and anotherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears
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.