Deuteronomy 20:2
What does Deuteronomy 20:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 20:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when you are on the point of attacking, let the priest come forward and say to the people,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and it hath been, in your drawing near unto the battle, that the priest hath come nigh, and spoken unto the people,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it shall be, when ye approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near and speak unto the people,
Context
v.1When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
v.2This passage
v.3and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted at them;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 30:7
And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
- Numbers 10:8
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations.
- 1 Samuel 14:18
And Saul said unto Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 13:12
And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
- Judges 20:27
And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
- Numbers 31:6
And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
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