Deuteronomy 20:9
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And when the captains of the army shall hold their peace, and have made an end of speaking, every man shall prepare their bands to fight.

Context
Laws of Warfare
8After these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall speak to the people: What man is there that is fearful, and faint hearted? let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear, as he himself is possessed with fear. 9And when the captains of the army shall hold their peace, and have made an end of speaking, every man shall prepare their bands to fight.10If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:8
After these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall speak to the people: What man is there that is fearful, and faint hearted? let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear, as he himself is possessed with fear.

Deuteronomy 20:10
If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.

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

have finished
כְּכַלֹּ֥ת (kə·ḵal·lōṯ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

addressing
לְדַבֵּ֣ר (lə·ḏab·bêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

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

they are to appoint
וּפָֽקְד֛וּ (ū·p̄ā·qə·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

commanders
שָׂרֵ֥י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

to lead it.
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ (bə·rōš)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head


Additional Translations
When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people.

And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall have ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the army to be leaders of the people.

And it shall be, when the officers have ended speaking unto the people, that they shall place captains of the hosts at the head of the people.

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people.

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

It shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captains of armies at the head of the people.

and it hath come to pass as the authorities finish to speak unto the people, that they have appointed princes of the hosts at the head of the people.
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