Deuteronomy 20:2

In 11 translations

BSB

When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army,

KJV

And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

WEB

It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,

ASV

And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

LSV

and it has been, in your drawing near to the battle, that the priest has come near, and spoken to the people,

YLT

and it hath been, in your drawing near unto the battle, that the priest hath come nigh, and spoken unto the people,

DBY

And it shall be, when ye approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near and speak unto the people,

DRC

And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner:

GNV

And when ye are come neere vnto the battel, then the Priest shall come forth to speake vnto the people,

JPS

And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

LXXE

And it shall come to pass whenever thou shalt draw nigh to battle, that the priest shall draw nigh and speak to the people, and shall say to them,

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WLC

וְהָיָ֕ה כְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖ם אֶל־הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִגַּ֥שׁ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְדִבֶּ֥ר אֶל־הָעָֽם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἔσται ὅταν ἐγγίσῃς τῷ πολέμῳ, καὶ προσεγγίσας ὁ ἱερεὺς λαλήσει τῷ λαῷ,

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Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Chronicles 13:12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not…
• Numbers 10:8–9The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come. When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound…
• Numbers 31:6And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
• 1 Samuel 14:18Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
• Judges 20:27–28And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to…
• 1 Samuel 30:7–8Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him, and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,”…

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