Deuteronomy 20:8

“And the supervisors shall speak further to the people and say, “Who is the man who is afraid and soft of heart? Let him go and return to his house, so that the heart of his brothers does not melt like his heart.””

Deuteronomy 20:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 20:8, 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 speakדַבֵּרdaber

speak

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

Where else “daber” appears
furtherיָסְפוּyasfu

do again

To do again what had already been done.

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to the peopleעָםam

crowd

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

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and sayאָמְרוּamru

say

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

Where else “amru” appears
is the manאִישׁish

man

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

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who is afraidיָּרֵאyare

God-fearing

Who reveres God and so obeys him.

Where else “yare” appears
and softרַךְrach

fainthearted

Fainthearted, weak in spirit.

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of heartלֵּבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

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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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to his houseבֵיתvet

house

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

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of his brothersאֶחָיechay

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “echay” appears
meltיִמַּסyimas

lose heart

To lose courage and strength from fear, as if the heart melted.

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The context

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.”

8 · This verse (above)

9And when the supervisors have finished speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.

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