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Positive commandment 191 of 248

To anoint a special priest (to address the soldiers) in a war

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

To anoint a special priest (to address the soldiers) in a war, as it is said, “And it shall be when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach (and speak unto the people)” (Deut. 20:2).

Deuteronomy 20:2

KJV
And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
ASV
And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
WEB
It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,
JPS
And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,