Deuteronomy 20:2
And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
KJV
Appropinquante autem jam prælio, stabit sacerdos ante aciem, et sic loquetur ad populum :
Vulgate
καὶ ἔσται ὅταν ἐγγίσῃς τῷ πολέμῳ, καὶ προσεγγίσας ὁ ἱερεὺς λαλήσει τῷ λαῷ
LXX
And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
ASV
וְ/הָיָ֕ה כְּ/קָֽרָבְ/כֶ֖ם אֶל הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְ/נִגַּ֥שׁ הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן וְ/דִבֶּ֥ר אֶל הָ/עָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
ה
h
verb · 124×
הִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם
hqrbtm
verb · 283×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Chr 13:12 — And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye sh
- Josh 6:6 — And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.
- Num 10:8 — And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
- Num 31:6 — And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.