Deuteronomy 20:7
What man is there who has pledged to be married to a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.”This verse in the real world
In what words
- אָרַשׂʼârasto engage for matrimony
- אַחֵרʼachêrproperly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâha battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- מוּתmûwthto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâha woman
- לָקַחlâqachto take (in the widest variety of applications)
- יָלַךְyâlakto walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- שׁוּבshûwbto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Deu 24:5, Deu 28:30, Deu 22:23–25, 2Ti 2:4, Mat 1:18, Luk 14:18–20