https://www.haftorah-unrolled.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/KiTeitzeiText.htm What If The “ki” in “Ki Teitzei” is an interesting word. Whereas in modern Hebrew it means “because,” in Tanach, it has three additional meanings: “in case,” “rather,” and “if.” The first verse of the parashah is translated thus: כִּי תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל אֹיְבֶיךָ וּנְתָנוֹ ה’ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְשָׁבִיתָ שִׁבְיוֹ — If you go…