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Deuteronomy 20:2
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When you are about to engage in battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army.
It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the Kohen shall approach and speak to the people,
And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
And then when you approach the battle, then the priest shall come near and speak to the troops.
And when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people
The priest must come and speak to the army before you go into battle.
As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to the soldiers,
"When you approach the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people,
"When you are approaching the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people.
And when ye are come nere vnto the battel, then the Priest shal come forth to speake vnto the people,
Now it will be, when you are drawing near to the battle, the priest shall approach and speak to the people.
Before you march into battle, a priest will go to the front of the army
When you are about to go into battle, the cohen is to come forward and address the people.
And it shall be, when ye approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near and speak unto the people,
"When you go to the battle, the priest must go to the soldiers and speak to them.
And when you come near to the battle, the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
Before you start fighting, a priest is to come forward and say to the army,
And it shall be, when you draw near to battle, the priest shall come and speak to the people,
Now wha ye are come nye vnto the battayll, the prest shal steppe forth, & speake to the people,
And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
And when you are on the point of attacking, let the priest come forward and say to the people,
And when ye are come nye vnto battayle, ye priest shall come foorth to speake vnto the people,
And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
And it shall bee when ye are come nigh vnto the battell, that the Priest shall approach and speake vnto the people,
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,
And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
Sotheli whanne the batel neiyeth now, the preest schal stonde bifor the scheltrun, and thus he schal speke to the puple,
and it hath been, in your drawing near unto the battle, that the priest hath come nigh, and spoken unto the people,
And it shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
And it shall be when ye are come nigh to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
So it shall be, when you are on the verge of battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people.
When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops.
When you are coming near the battle, the religious leader will come near and speak to the people.
Before you engage in battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the troops,
And it shall be, when ye are coming nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people;
And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner:
And when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people,
"When you are approaching the battle, the priest shall come near and speak to the people.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 10:8, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 31:6, Judges 20:27, Judges 20:28, 1 Samuel 14:18, 1 Samuel 30:7, 1 Samuel 30:8, 2 Chronicles 13:12
Reciprocal: Joshua 6:6 - Take up the ark
Cross-References
When Pharaoh's officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
Abraham replied, "I thought to myself, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.'
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father-though not the daughter of my mother-and she became my wife.
So when God had me journey from my father's house, I said to Sarah, 'This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me: He is my brother.'"
Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham's time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister." For he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," since he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful."
Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us."
Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works." So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah's heart.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ver. 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle,.... When all things are preparing for it, and it seems unavoidable:
that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people; not any priest, but one appointed for this service; who is called
the anointed of war, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra observe, and concerning whom Maimonides d is more particular; he says,
"they appoint a priest to speak to the people at the time of war, and they anoint him with the anointing oil, and he is called the anointed of war; twice the anointed of war speaks unto the people, once in a book at the time they go forth, before they set in battle array, he says to the people, "what man is there", c. and when he has caused his words to be heard, he returns at another time, when they are set in array, he says, "fear not", c.''
this man seems to be an emblem of Gospel ministers, who are anointed with the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God, and whose business it is to encourage the people of God to fight the Lord's battles against sin, Satan, and the world, and not to be afraid of their spiritual enemies directing them to take to them the whole armour of God, and to endure hardness as good soldiers of Christ, to follow him the captain of their salvation, assuring them of victory through him who makes them more than conquerors, and that their warfare is or shortly will be accomplished.
d Hilchot Melachim, c. 7. sect. 1, 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The priest - Not the high priest, but one appointed for the purpose, and called, according to the rabbis, “the anointed of the war”: hence, perhaps the expression of Jeremiah 6:4, etc. “prepare ye” (literally consecrate) “war.” Thus, Phinehas went with the warriors to fight against Midian (Numbers 31:6; compare 1Sa 4:4, 1 Samuel 4:11; 2 Chronicles 13:12).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Deuteronomy 20:2. The priest shall approach, and speak unto the people — The priest on these occasions was the representative of that God whose servant he was, and whose worship he conducted. It is remarkable that almost all ancient nations took their priests with them to battle, as they did not expect success without having the object of their adoration with them, and they supposed they secured his presence by having that of his representative.
