Deuteronomy 20

Laws for warfare: priests encourage troops by noting YHWH's presence, exempt newlyweds, fearful, and timorous; offer peace to distant cities before besieging, but utterly destroy seven Hittite nations; permit sparing fruit trees during sieges[1].

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וְ/אָמַ֤ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and he shall say and he said HC/Vqq3ms אֲלֵ/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp שְׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema hear Listen! HVqv2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael O Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אַתֶּ֨ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp קְרֵבִ֥ים 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 qerevim are drawing near near ones HAampa הַ/יּ֛וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR אֹיְבֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊𐤌 oyeveykhem your enemies your hostile-ones HVqrmpc/Sp2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over HTn יֵרַ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤓𐤊 yerakhe be faint let him become soft HVqj3ms לְבַבְ/כֶ֗ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 levavekhem your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-3 not upon / over HTn תִּֽירְא֧וּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tireu tina (Bemba) be afraid you will fear HVqj2mp וְ/אַֽל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal nor and do not HC/Tn תַּחְפְּז֛וּ 𐤕𐤇𐤐𐤆𐤅 tachepezu panic may you hurry anxiously HVqj2mp וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal-2 nor and do not HC/Tn תַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ 𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤑𐤅 taaretsu be terrified may you dread HVqj2mp מִ/פְּנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mipeneyhem before them from their presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp
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וְ/דִבְּר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 vediberu and shall speak and they spoke HC/Vpq3cp הַ/שֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ 𐤄/𐤔𐤈𐤓𐤉𐤌 hashoterim the officers the overseeing officers HTd/Vqrmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi הָ/אִ֞ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בָּנָ֤ה 𐤁𐤍𐤄 banah has built he built HVqp3ms בַֽיִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 vayit a house house HNcmsa חָדָשׁ֙ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chadash new new HAamsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and has not and not HC/Tn חֲנָכ֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤍𐤊/𐤅 chanakho dedicated it he dedicated it HVqp3ms/Sp3ms יֵלֵ֖ךְ 𐤉𐤋𐤊 yelekhe let him go he will go HVqi3ms וְ/יָשֹׁ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashov and return and let him return HC/Vqi3ms לְ/בֵית֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 leveyto to his house to his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC יָמוּת֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he die he will die HVqi3ms בַּ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 bamilechamah in the battle in the warfare HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and a man and a man HC/Ncmsa אַחֵ֖ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher another another (masculine) HAamsa יַחְנְכֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤊/𐤍𐤅 yachenekhenu dedicate it he will dedicate him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms
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רַ֣ק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only HTa הַ֠/נָּשִׁים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim the women the women HTd/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/טַּ֨ף 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤐 vehataf and the little ones the toddling little ones HC/Td/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/בְּהֵמָ֜ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehabehemah and the livestock and the beast HC/Td/Ncfsa וְ/כֹל֩ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh is he will come to be HVqi3ms בָ/עִ֛יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 vair in the city in the vigilant settlement HRd/Ncfsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc שְׁלָלָ֖/הּ 𐤔𐤋𐤋/𐤄 shelalah its spoil her plunder HNcmsc/Sp3fs תָּבֹ֣ז 𐤕𐤁𐤆 tavoz you shall take as plunder you will plunder HVqi2ms לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe for yourself HR/Sp2fs וְ/אָֽכַלְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕 veakhaleta and you shall use and you ate HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo שְׁלַ֣ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shelal spoil plunder-spoil of HNcmsc אֹיְבֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊 oyeveykha of your enemies your hostile ones HVqrmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr נָתַ֛ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has given he gave HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לָֽ/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe-2 to you HR/Sp2fs
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כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki When for/because HC תָצ֣וּר 𐤕𐤑𐤅𐤓 tatsur you besiege you will besiege HVqi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el a toward HR עִיר֩ 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement HNcfsa יָמִ֨ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim for many days days HNcmpa רַבִּ֜ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many HAampa לְֽ/הִלָּחֵ֧ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to fight to engage in battle HR/VNc עָלֶ֣י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against it upon her HR/Sp3fs לְ/תָפְשָׂ֗/הּ 𐤋/𐤕𐤐𐤔/𐤄 letafesah to capture it to seize her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo you shall not not HTn תַשְׁחִ֤ית 𐤕𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 tashechit destroy you will cause to ruin HVhi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo עֵצָ/הּ֙ 𐤏𐤑/𐤄 etsah trees of it her tree HNcmsc/Sp3fs לִ/נְדֹּ֤חַ 𐤋/𐤍𐤃𐤇 linedocha by wielding to drive away HR/Vqc עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against them upon him HR/Sp3ms גַּרְזֶ֔ן 𐤂𐤓𐤆𐤍 garezen an axe hewing-axe HNcmsa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC מִמֶּ֣/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from it from us HR/Sp1cp תֹאכֵ֔ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhel you may eat you (ms) will eat HVqi2ms וְ/אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤅 veoto and them and him (object-marked) HC/To/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 you shall not not HTn תִכְרֹ֑ת 𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤕 tikherot cut down you will cut HVqi2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 for for/because HC הָֽ/אָדָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam is man the earthling HTi/Ncmsa עֵ֣ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets the tree wood-tree of HNcmsc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa לָ/בֹ֥א 𐤋/𐤁𐤀 lavo to come to come in HR/Vqc מִ/פָּנֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mipaneykha before you from your presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms בַּ/מָּצֽוֹר 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤓 bamatsor in the siege in the siege HRd/Ncmsa
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