And whoוּמִיis the manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרhas plantedנָטַעa vineyardכֶּרֶםand has notוְלֹאbegun to use it?חִלְּלוֹLet him goיֵלֵךְand returnוְיָשֹׁבto his house,לְבֵיתוֹso that he does notפֶּןdieיָמוּתin the warבַּמִּלְחָמָהand anotherוְ אַחֵרmanאִישׁbegin to use it.יְחַלְּלֶנּוּ
Deuteronomy 20:6
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 20:6, word by word
- is the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- has plantedנָטַעnata
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “nata” appears- a vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “kerem” appears- begun to use itחִלְּלchill
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “chill” 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- to his houseבֵיתvet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” 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
Translation note
The fruit of a new tree was not eaten until the fifth year (Leviticus 19:23-25).
The context
5And 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.
6 · This verse (above)
7And who is the man who has become engaged to a woman and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in the war and another man take her.”