Deuteronomy 20:8 “Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man…”

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, “What man is there who is fearful and faint-hearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother’s heart melt as his heart.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And let the officers speake further vnto the people, and say, Whosoeuer is afrayde and faynt hearted, let him go and returne vnto his house, least his brethrens heart faynt like his heart.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'And the authorities have added to speak unto the people, and said, Who [is] the man that is afraid and tender of heart? — let him go and turn back to his house, and the heart of his brethren doth not melt like his heart;

Bible in Basic English

And let the overseers go on to say to the people, If there is any man whose heart is feeble with fear, let him go back to his house before he makes the hearts of his countrymen feeble.

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Cross references

“fearful”

Judges 7:3 Deuteronomy 1:28 Revelation 21:8 Deuteronomy 23:9 Luke 9:62 Revelation 3:16

Judges 7:3 · BSB

Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.

Deuteronomy 1:28 · BSB

Where 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.’”

Revelation 21:8 · BSB

But 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 23:9 · BSB

When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.

Luke 9:62 · BSB

Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Revelation 3:16 · BSB

So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!

“lest his brethren's”

Numbers 32:9 1 Corinthians 15:33 Numbers 13:31–33 Numbers 14:1–3

Numbers 32:9 · BSB

For 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.

1 Corinthians 15:33 · BSB

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Numbers 13:31–33 · BSB

But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”

Numbers 14:1–3 · BSB

Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.

“faint”

Exodus 15:15

Exodus 15:15 · BSB

Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Has any man become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man marry her.”

9When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.

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