Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFurthermore, 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 officersהַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ (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 |