Ulangan 20:4

20:4 for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.” ¹ 

Ulangan 20:2

20:2 As you move forward for battle, the priest ²  will approach and say to the soldiers, ³ 

1 Tawarikh 1:8

Ham’s Descendants

1:8 The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, ⁴  Put, and Canaan.

[20:4]  ¹ tn Or “to save you” (so KJV, NASB, NCV); or “to deliver you.”

[20:2]  ² sn The reference to the priest suggests also the presence of the ark of the covenant, the visible sign of God’s presence. The whole setting is clearly that of “holy war” or “Yahweh war,” in which God himself takes initiative as the true commander of the forces of Israel (cf. Exod 14:14-18; 15:3-10; Deut 3:22; 7:18-24; 31:6, 8).

[20:2]  ³ tn Heb “and he will say to the people.” Cf. NIV, NCV, CEV “the army”; NRSV, NLT “the troops.”

[1:8]  ⁴ tn That is, “Egypt.”