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Deuteronomy 20:8

Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”

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ASV

And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart melt as his heart.

KJV

And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְיָסְפ֣וּve.ya.se.Fuand they will repeatH3254 →
הַשֹּׁטְרִים֮ha.sho.te.Rimthe officialsH7860 →
לְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.Berto speakH1696 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָעָם֒ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.Ruand they will sayH559 →
מִי־mi-who?H4310 →
הָאִ֤ישׁha.'Ish[is] the manH376 →
הַיָּרֵא֙hai.ya.Re'<the> fearfulH3373 →
וְרַ֣ךְve.Rakhand [the] weak ofH7390 →
הַלֵּבָ֔בha.le.Vav<the> heartH3824 →
יֵלֵ֖ךְye.Lekhlet him goH1980 →
וְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.Shoand let him returnH7725 →
לְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.Toto house hisH1004 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יִמַּ֛סyi.Masit will be meltedH4549 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
לְבַ֥בle.Vav[the] heart ofH3824 →
אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chavcountrymen hisH251 →
כִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃kil.va.Volike heart hisH3824 →

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Judges 7:3Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”Deuteronomy 1:28Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”2 Thessalonians 3:13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.Acts 15:37–38Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.Exodus 13:17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”Numbers 32:9For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.Luke 9:62Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”Deuteronomy 23:9When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,Numbers 13:31But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”Jeremiah 49:23Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.Joshua 1:14Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,Ezekiel 21:7And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”1 Samuel 13:7Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.Revelation 3:16So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!Joshua 2:11When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

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