Deuteronomy 20:3

And shall say unto them, Shema, Yisroel, ye approach today unto milchamah against your enemies; let not your hearts faint; fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

In Context

2And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the milchamah, that the kohen shall approach and speak unto the people,

4For Hashem Eloheicha is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:9Only rebel not ye against Hashem, neither fear ye the Am HaAretz; for they are lachmeinu (our bread): their protection is departed from them, and Hashem is with us: fear them not.

Joshua 23:10Ish echad of you shall chase eleph; for Hashem Eloheichem, He it is that fighteth for you, just as He hath promised you.

2 Chronicles 32:8With him is zero'a basar, but with us is Hashem Eloheinu to help us, and to fight milchamoteinu (our battles). And HaAm took heart upon the words of Chizkiyahu (Yechizkiyahu) Melech Yehudah.

Psalms 27:1(Of Dovid) 1 whom shall I fear? 1 Hashem is the ma'oz (stronghold) of my life; 1 of whom shall I be afraid? 1

Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus saith Adonoi Hashem: 1 Hineni, I lay in Tziyon for a foundation an even (stone), 1 an even bochan (a tried stone), a pinnat yikrat (precious cornerstone), a sure foundation; 1 the ma'amin (believer) shall not panic. 1

Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee; 1 be not dismayed; for I am Eloheicha; 1 I will strengthen thee; indeed, I will help thee; 1 indeed, I will uphold thee with My yamin tzedek. 1

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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