Deuteronomy 20:2

Hebrew	וְהָיָ֕הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 כְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖ם אֶל הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִגַּ֥שׁ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְדִבֶּ֥ר אֶל הָעָֽם
ESV	And when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people
NIV	When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army.
NLT	When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ὅταν ἐγγίσῃς τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πολέμῳ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” προσεγγίσας ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἱερεὺς λαλήσει τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λαῷ
KJV	And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

^{Deuteronomy 20:1 ← Deuteronomy 20:2 → Deuteronomy 20:3}

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