Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 20:1
1When 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you go out | תֵצֵ֨א | ṯê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to war | לַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your enemies | אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ | ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| and see | וְֽרָאִ֜יתָ | wə·rā·’î·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| horses | ס֤וּס | sūs | Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| chariots | וָרֶ֙כֶב֙ | wā·re·ḵeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| and an army | עַ֚ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| larger | רַ֣ב | raḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| than yours | מִמְּךָ֔ | mim·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be afraid | תִירָ֖א | ṯî·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| of them | מֵהֶ֑ם | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| who brought you | הַמַּֽעַלְךָ֖ | ham·ma·‘al·ḵā | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of the land | מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| is with you | עִמָּ֔ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 32:7–8 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Psalm 20:7 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Isaiah 43:2 · Romans 8:31 · Joshua 1:5 · Isaiah 31:1 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Isaiah 7:14 · Joshua 1:9 · Psalm 118:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.