DEU 20:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἔσται ὅταν ἐγγίσῃς τῷ πολέμῳ, καὶ προσεγγίσας ὁ ἱερεὺς λαλήσει τῷ λαῷ,
(Kai estai hotan engisaʸs tōi polemōi, kai prosengisas ho hiereus lalaʸsei tōi laōi, )

BrTr And it shall come to pass whenever thou shalt draw nigh to battle, that the priest shall draw nigh and speak to the people, and shall say to them,

ULT And it will be, as you draw near to the battle, then the priest shall approach and speak to the people.

UST When you are ready to start the battle, the high priest must stand in front of the troops.

BSB When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army,

OEB No OEB DEU book available

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to the soldiers,

LSV and it has been, in your drawing near to the battle, that the priest has come near, and spoken to the people,

FBV Before you go into battle, the priest shall come and speak to the army.

T4T When you are ready to start the battle, the Supreme Priest must stand in front of the troops.

LEB And then[fn] when you approach the battle, then the priest shall come near and speak to the troops.

20:2 Literally “And it will happen”

BBE And when you are on the point of attacking, let the priest come forward and say to the people,

Moff No Moff DEU book available

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
(And it shall be, when ye/you_all are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, )

KJB-1611 And it shall bee when ye are come nigh vnto the battell, that the Priest shall approach and speake vnto the people,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And when ye are come nye vnto battayle, ye priest shall come foorth to speake vnto the people,
(And when ye/you_all are come nigh/near unto battayle, ye/you_all priest shall come forth to speak unto the people,)

Gnva And when ye are come neere vnto the battel, then the Priest shall come forth to speake vnto the people,
(And when ye/you_all are come near unto the battle, then the Priest shall come forth to speak unto the people, )

Cvdl Now wha ye are come nye vnto the battayll, the prest shal steppe forth, & speake to the people,
(Now wha ye/you_all are come nigh/near unto the battle, the priest shall steppe forth, and speak to the people,)

Wycl Sotheli whanne the batel neiyeth now, the preest schal stonde bifor the scheltrun, and thus he schal speke to the puple,
(Truly when the battle neiyeth now, the priest shall stand before the scheltrun, and thus he shall speak to the people,)

Luth Wenn ihr nun hinzukommt zum Streit, so soll der Priester herzutreten und mit dem Volk reden
(When you/their/her now hinzukommt for_the battle, so should the/of_the priest(s) herzutreten and with to_him people reden)

ClVg Appropinquante autem jam prælio, stabit sacerdos ante aciem, et sic loquetur ad populum:
(Appropinquante however yam prælio, stabit priest before aciem, and so loquetur to the_people: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠הָיָ֕ה

and=it_was

Moses is using the word translated And it will be to introduce a commandment. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a command. Alternate translation: “And it must be”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

וְ⁠נִגַּ֥שׁ הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֖ן

and,come_forward the=priest/officer

For more information about translating shall, see book introduction.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הָ⁠עָֽם

the,troops

Here, the people represents the army of Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the fighting men”

Parallel DEU 20:2