Deuteronomy 20:7-9

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⁷ Has anyone just become engaged? Well, go home and get married! For you might die in the battle, and someone else would marry your fiancée. ⁸ And now, is anyone afraid? If you are, go home before you frighten the rest of us!’ ⁹ When the officers have finished saying this to their men, they will announce the names of the battalion leaders.