Deu 20:5-6 | ESV | STEP | Then the officers shall speak to the people , saying , Is there any man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house , lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it.

a ch. 28:30; Lev. 19:23-25; [1 Cor. 9:7]

Deuteronomy 20:5-6

5 Then the officers shall speak to the people, saying, ‘Is there any man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it. 6 And is there any man who has planted a vineyard and has not ^aenjoyed its fruit? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man enjoy its fruit.