Deuteronomy 20:3
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
לֵבָב
heart/ your
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לֵבָב
Heart, inner man. Lebab. Unite my heart to fear Your name. The undivided heart wholly focused on God is the heart He can use most powerfully.
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יָרֵא
you be afraid
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יָרֵא
To fear, to revere, to be in awe of. Yare. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Not terror but holy awe of who He truly is.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
O Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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חָפַז
you make haste
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חָפַז
properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear
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רָכַךְ
be timid
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רָכַךְ
to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively
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עָרַץ
you be terrified
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עָרַץ
to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass
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קָרֵב
are approaching
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