The commanders of Edom will shake with fear. The leaders of Moab will be afraid. The people of Canaan will lose courage.
Deuteronomy 20:8 - Easy To Read Version “Those {Levite} officers must also say to the people, ‘Is there any man here that has lost his courage and is afraid? He should go back home. Then he will not cause the other soldiers to lose their courage too.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, What man is fearful and fainthearted? Let him return to his house, lest [because of him] his brethren's [minds and] hearts faint as does his own. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The officials will continue to address the troops, stating: “Is there anyone here who is afraid and discouraged? He can leave and go back to his house; otherwise, his comrades might lose courage just as he has.” Catholic Public Domain Version After these things have been declared, they shall add the remainder, and shall say to the people: 'What man is there who is overwhelmed by fear and is fainthearted? Let him go, and return to his house, lest he cause the hearts of his brothers to fear, just as he himself has been thoroughly stricken with fear.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall speak to the people: What man is there that is fearful, and faint-hearted? Let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear, as he himself is possessed with fear. |
The commanders of Edom will shake with fear. The leaders of Moab will be afraid. The people of Canaan will lose courage.
But the men that had gone with him said, “We can’t fight those people! They are much stronger than we are.”
Those men went as far as Eshcol Valley. They saw the land. And those men discouraged the people of Israel. Those men made the people of Israel not want to go into the land that the Lord had given to them.
Jesus said, “If any person begins to plow a field, but looks back, he is not prepared for the kingdom of God.”
Where can we go now? Our brothers (the twelve spies) have made us afraid with their report. They said: The people there are bigger and taller than we are! The cities are big and have walls as high as the sky! And we saw giants [6] there!’
Then, after the officers have finished speaking to the army, they must choose captains to lead the soldiers.
“When your army goes to fight against your enemies, stay away from everything that would make you unclean. [144]
But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
But you are only warm—not hot, not cold. So I am ready to spit you out of my mouth.
So now, make an announcement to your men. Tell them, ‘Anyone that is afraid may leave Mount Gilead. He may go back home.’”