Deuteronomy 20:8 meaning and explanation
Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”
Deuteronomy 20:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is preparing Israel to enter Canaan, and here the army officers continue the exemptions begun in verses 5 to 7. A man who is afraid or fainthearted is sent home, not shamed.
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