Deuteronomy 20:4

for your God YHWH [is] He who is going with you, to fight for you with your enemies—to save you.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

In Context

3and said to them, Hear, O Israel: You are drawing near today to battle against your enemies, do not let your hearts be tender, do not fear, nor make haste, nor be terrified at their presence,

5And the authorities have spoken to the people, saying, Who [is] the man that has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in battle and another man dedicate it.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:14YHWH fights for you, and you keep silent.”

Deuteronomy 3:22do not fear them, for your God YHWH—He is fighting for you.

Deuteronomy 32:30How does one pursue a thousand, || And two cause a myriad to flee, || If not that their Rock has sold them, || And YHWH has shut them up?

Joshua 10:42and Joshua has captured all these kings and their land [at] one time, for YHWH, God of Israel, is fighting for Israel.

1 Samuel 14:23And YHWH saves Israel on that day, and the battle has passed over to Beth-Aven.

2 Chronicles 13:12And behold, with us—at [our] head—[is] God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with YHWH, God of your fathers, for you do not prosper.”

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 20:2-10

Directions Concerning War; Persons Excused from War. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 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. 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your… Read the whole commentary →

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