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Deuteronomy 20

Deut. 20:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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When thou goest out
yatsa' (Hebrew #3318)
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
KJV usage: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.
Pronounce: yaw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
to battle
milchamah (Hebrew #4421)
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
KJV usage: battle, fight(-ing), war((-rior)).
Pronounce: mil-khaw-maw'
Origin: from 3898 (in the sense of fighting)
against thine enemies
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
, and seest
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
horses
cuwc (Hebrew #5483)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
KJV usage: crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compare 6571.
Pronounce: soos
Origin: or cuc {soos}
a, and chariots
rekeb (Hebrew #7393)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
KJV usage: chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
Pronounce: reh'-keb
Origin: from 7392
, and a people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
more
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
than thou, be not afraid
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
of them: for the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
thy God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
is with thee, which brought thee up
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
out of the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
of Egypt
Mitsrayim (Hebrew #4714)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
KJV usage: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Pronounce: mits-rah'-yim
Origin: dual of 4693
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Psa. 20:7• 7These of chariots and these of horses,{HR}But we of the name of Jehovah our God make mention, (Psa. 20:7)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-4:  The priest's exhortation to encourage the people to battle.
5-9:  The officers' proclamation of who are to be dismissed from the war.
10-15:  How to use the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation of peace.
16-18:  What cities must be devoted.
19-20:  Trees of man's meat must not be destroyed in the siege.
goest out.
Deut. 3:21‑22• 21{i}And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to these two kings: so will Jehovah do to all the kingdoms to which thou shalt go.{/i}
 22{i}Ye shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he will fight for you.{/i} (Deut. 3:21‑22)
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Deut. 7:1• 1{i}When Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations from before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou,{/i} (Deut. 7:1)
horses.
Josh. 10:5‑8• 5{i}And the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their armies, and they encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.{/i}
 6{i}And{/i} the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
 7So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
 8And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not; for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. (Josh. 10:5‑8)
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Josh. 11:4‑6,9• 4And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
 5And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
 6And Jehovah said unto Joshua, be not afraid because of them for tomorrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
 9And Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. (Josh. 11:4‑6,9)
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Judg. 4:3‑9• 3And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
 4And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
 5And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
 6And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-Naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not Jehovah God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun,
 7{i}and I will draw unto thee, to the torrent Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, and his chariots and his multitude, and I will give him into thy hand.{/i}
 8{i}And Barak said to her{/i}, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go, {i}but{/i} if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
 9And she said, I will surely go with thee, notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour {i}upon the way which thou goest{/i}; for Jehovah shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. {i}And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.{/i} (Judg. 4:3‑9)
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2 Chron. 14:11• 11And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, [it is] nothing with thee to help, whether with many or with them that hath no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou [art] our God; let not man prevail against thee. (2 Chron. 14:11)
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2 Chron. 20:12• 12{i}Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.{/i} (2 Chron. 20:12)
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Psa. 20:7• 7These of chariots and these of horses,{HR}But we of the name of Jehovah our God make mention, (Psa. 20:7)
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Psa. 33:16‑17• 16The king is not saved by the multitude of a host;{HR}A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
 17The horse [is] a vain thing for salvation,{HR}And by the greatness of his strength will he not deliver. (Psa. 33:16‑17)
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Isa. 31:1• 1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and stay on horses; and trust in chariots, because [they are] many, and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah! (Isa. 31:1)
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Isa. 37:24‑25• 24By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the recesses of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, its choice cypresses: and I will enter into the height of its border, the forest of its fruitful field.
 25I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of Matsor. (Isa. 37:24‑25)
the Lord.
Deut. 2:7• 7For Jehovah thy God blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Jehovah thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. (Deut. 2:7)
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Deut. 31:6,8• 6{i}Be strong and courageous, fear them not, neither be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God, he it is that goeth with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee.{/i}
 8{i}And Jehovah, he it is that goeth before thee: he will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.{/i} (Deut. 31:6,8)
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Gen. 26:3• 3Sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee and bless thee; for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these lands; and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father. (Gen. 26:3)
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Num. 23:21• 21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob,{HR}Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel:{HR}Jehovah his Elohim is with him,{HR}And the shout of a King is among them. (Num. 23:21)
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Josh. 1:5,9• 5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
 9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. (Josh. 1:5,9)
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Judg. 6:12• 12{i}And{/i} the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. (Judg. 6:12)
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2 Chron. 32:7‑8• 7Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
 8with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Jehovah our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. (2 Chron. 32:7‑8)
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Psa. 46:7,11• 7Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] a refuge to us. Selah.
 11Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:7,11)
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Psa. 118:6• 6Jehovah [is] for me:{HR}I will not fear;{HR}What can man do unto me? (Psa. 118:6)
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Isa. 7:14• 14Therefore will Jehovah Himself give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14)
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Isa. 8:9‑10• 9Rage, ye peoples, and ye shall be broken in pieces. And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth. Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
 10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand; for God [is] with us [Immanuel]. (Isa. 8:9‑10)
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Isa. 43:2• 2When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isa. 43:2)
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Rom. 8:31• 31What then shall we say to these things? If God [be] for us, who against us? (Rom. 8:31)
• We have the utmost care taken that they should be in no way conformed to the Gentile license. The governing principle here, as elsewhere, is confidence in Jehovah, the God who had taken His people, brought them out of Egypt into relationship with Himself, and was now placing them in His own land. It would be beneath the honor of God that any should be forced to fight His battles. (“Deuteronomy 20” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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When thou goest out to war against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more numerous than thou, thou shalt not fear them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

W. Kelly Translation

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When thou goest out to war against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more numerous than thou, thou shalt not fear them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)