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Deuteronomy 20:8

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8And the officials shall continue to speak to the troops, and they shall say, ‘What manj is afraid and disheartened?k Let him go, and let him return to his house, and let him not cause the heart of his brothers to meltl like his.’

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Footnotes

  1. jLiterally “Who is the man”
  2. kLiterally “and soft/weak of the heart”
  3. lThe verb has a causal meaning here

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, ‘Is there any man who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The officers will continue to address the army and say, ‘Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers won’t lose heart as he did.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“Then the officers will also say, ‘Is anyone here afraid or worried? If you are, you may go home before you frighten anyone else.’

KJV 1900King 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.