Deuteronomy 20:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And the authorities have spoken unto the people, saying, Who [is] the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it?—let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man dedicate it.

King James Bible
And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man [is there] that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

Hebrew
Furthermore, the officers
הַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ (haš·šō·ṭə·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate

are to address
וְדִבְּר֣וּ (wə·ḏib·bə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

the army,
הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

saying,
לֵאמֹר֒ (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Has any
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

man
הָאִ֞ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

built
בָּנָ֤ה (bā·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

a new
חָדָשׁ֙ (ḥā·ḏāš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2319: New

house
בַֽיִת־ (ḇa·yiṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

dedicated it?
חֲנָכ֔וֹ (ḥă·nā·ḵōw)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2596: To narrow, to initiate, discipline

Let him return
יֵלֵ֖ךְ (yê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

home,
לְבֵית֑וֹ (lə·ḇê·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

or
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

he may die
יָמוּת֙ (yā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

in battle
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (bam·mil·ḥā·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

and another
אַחֵ֖ר (’a·ḥêr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

man
וְאִ֥ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

dedicate it.
יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃ (yaḥ·nə·ḵen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2596: To narrow, to initiate, discipline

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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