Deuteronomy 20:8-10

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⁸ Then the officers must also say to the soldiers, ‘Is any of you afraid? Does anyone not feel brave? He may go home. Then he will not cause other men to be afraid like him.’

⁹ When the officers have finished speaking to the army, they must choose other officers to lead the groups of soldiers.

¹⁰ Before you start to attack a city, you must offer peace to the people who live there. Tell them what they must do to stop you attacking them.