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When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies and seest horses and chariots
and a people more than thou, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD thy God
is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
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And it shall be, when ye are come near unto the battle that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people
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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,
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for the LORD your God
is he that goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
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And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man
is there that has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house lest peradventure he die in the battle and another man dedicate it.
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And who has planted a vineyard and has not
yet eaten of it? Let him
also go and return unto his house lest peradventure he die in the battle and another man eat of it.
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And what man
is there that has betrothed a wife and has not taken her? Let him go and return unto his house lest peradventure he die in the battle and another man take her.
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And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man
is there that is fearful and a coward at heart? Let him go and return unto his house that he not cause his brethren’s hearts to become as his heart.
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And it shall be when the officers have finished speaking unto the people that the captains of the armies shall lead before the people.