Deuteronomy 20:1

When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

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WEBBE

When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

BSB

When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

KJV

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

ASV

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

BBE

When you go out to war against other nations, and come face to face with horses and war-carriages and armies greater in number than yourselves, have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

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כִּי־ ki- if H3588 תֵצֵא te·tze' you will go out H3318 לַמִּלְחָמָה la·mil·cha·mah to (the) war H4421 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 אֹיְבֶיךָ 'o·ye·vei·kha enemies your H341 וְרָאִיתָ ve·ra·'i·ta and you will see H7200 סוּס sus horse H5483 וָרֶכֶב va·re·khev and chariot H7393 עַם 'am a people H5971 רַב rav great H7227 מִמְּךָ mi·me·kha more than you H4480 לֹא lo' not H3808 תִירָא ti·ra' you must be afraid H3372 מֵהֶם me·hem from (the) them H9038 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 עִמָּךְ 'i·makh [is] with you H5973 הַמַּעַלְךָ ha·ma·'al·kha who brought up you H5927 מֵאֶרֶץ me·'e·retz from [the] land of H776 מִצְרָיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

In the wars wherein Israel engaged according to the will of God, they might expect the Divine assistance. The Lord was to be their only confidence. In these respects they were types of the Christian's warfare. Those unwilling to fight, must be sent away. The unwillingness might arise from a man's outward condition. God would not be served by men forced against their will. Thy people shall be willing, Psa 110:3. In running the Christian race, and fighting the good fight of faith, we must lay aside all that would make us unwilling. If a man's unwillingness rose from weakness and fear, he had leave to return from the war. The reason here given is, lest his brethren's heart fail as well as his heart. We must take heed that we fear not with the fear of them that are afraid, Is 8:12.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.