2When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army.


In Context

1 When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.

2 When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army.

3 He shall say: "Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be terrified or give way to panic before them.

4 For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory."

Deuteronomy 20:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2And it shall be, when ye approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near and speak unto the people,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2And it shall be when ye are come nigh to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2and it hath been, in your drawing near unto the battle, that the priest hath come nigh, and spoken unto the people,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And it shall be, when you are come near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,