Hebrew Interlinear

Deuteronomy 20:9 Interlinear

have made an end And it shall be when the officers of speaking the people that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָ֛הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2כְּכַלֹּ֥תH3615have made an endto end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
3הַשֹּֽׁטְרִ֖יםH7860And it shall be when the officersproperly, a scribe, i.e., (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
4לְדַבֵּ֣רH1696of speakingperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
5אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6הָעָֽם׃H5971the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
7וּפָֽקְד֛וּH6485that they shall maketo visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
8שָׂרֵ֥יH8269captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
9צְבָא֖וֹתH6635of the armiesa mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
10בְּרֹ֥אשׁH7218to leadthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
11הָעָֽם׃H5971the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Verse Context

Deuteronomy 20:8further And the officers shall speak unto the people and they shall say...
Deuteronomy 20:9 (current) have made an end And it shall be when the officers of speaking the people that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people
Deuteronomy 20:10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight ...

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