20:8 In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, “Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier’s 1 heart as fearful 2 as his own.”
20:9 Then, when the officers have finished speaking, 3 they must appoint unit commanders 4 to lead the troops.
1 tnHeb “his brother’s.”
2 tnHeb “melted.”
3 tn The Hebrew text includes “to the people,” but this phrase has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.