Deuteronomy 20:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He shall sayוְאָמַ֤ר
(ve·'a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, 'Hear,שְׁמַ֣ע
(she·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
O Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
you are approaching 
 
7126: to come near, approacha prim. root
the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
(lam·mil·cha·mah)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
againstעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
your enemies 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root
today.הַיֹּ֛ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
Do not be fainthearted.יֵרַ֣ךְ
(ye·rach)
7401: to be tender, weak or softa prim. root
Do not be afraid,תִּֽירְא֧וּ
(ti·re·'u)
3372a: to feara prim. root
or panic,תַּחְפְּז֛וּ
(tach·pe·zu)
2648: to be in trepidation, hurry or alarma prim. root
or trembleתַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ
(ta·'ar·tzu)
6206: to cause to tremble, tremblea prim. root
before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
them, 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And shall say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
O Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
ye approach
qareb  (kaw-rabe')
near -- approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.
this day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
unto battle
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
against your enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
let not your hearts
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
faint
rakak  (raw-kak')
to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively -- (be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.
fear
yare'  (yaw-ray')
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
not and do not tremble
chaphaz  (khaw-faz')
to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear -- (make) haste (away), tremble.
neither be ye terrified
`arats  (aw-rats')
to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass -- be affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.
because
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He shall say to them, 'Hear, O Israel, you are approaching the battle against your enemies today. Do not be fainthearted. Do not be afraid, or panic, or tremble before them,

King James Bible
And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is to say to them: 'Listen, Israel: Today you are about to engage in battle with your enemies. Do not be cowardly. Do not be afraid, alarmed, or terrified because of them.

International Standard Version
He will say to them, 'Listen, Israel! You're about to go into battle today against your enemies. Don't be faint-hearted. Don't be afraid, don't panic, and don't be terrified to face them.

NET Bible
"Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He should tell them, "Listen, Israel, today you're going into battle against your enemies. Don't lose your courage! Don't be afraid or alarmed or tremble because of them.

King James 2000 Bible
And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, you approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be you terrified because of them;
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