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Deuteronomy 20:2 Interlinear

“ And it shall be when ye are come nigh unto the battle shall approach that the priest and speak unto the people”

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Deuteronomy 20 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְהָיָ֕ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	כְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖ם	H7126	And it shall be when ye are come nigh	to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
3	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
4	הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	H4421	unto the battle	a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
5	וְנִגַּ֥שׁ	H5066	shall approach	to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
6	הַכֹּהֵ֖ן	H3548	that the priest	literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
7	וְדִבֶּ֥ר	H1696	and speak	perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
8	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
9	הָעָֽם׃	H5971	unto the people	a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Deuteronomy 20:2 (current) And it shall be when ye are come nigh unto the battle shall approach that the priest and speak unto the people