He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them. I will be with you.”
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He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them. I will be with you.”
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And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
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And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said: 'Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore unto them; and I will be with thee.'
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 31:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 31:7-8 Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which Yahweh has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it. Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
- Deuteronomy 31:14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, your days approach that you must die. Call Joshua, and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, that I may commission him.” Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.
- Deuteronomy 3:28 But commission Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you shall see.”
- Acts 7:45 which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,
- Deuteronomy 31:3 Yahweh your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will go over before you, as Yahweh has spoken.
- Joshua 1:5-9 No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you. “Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success. Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 31:23 And he gave Joshua the son of…
Deu 31:23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Ver. 23. I will be with thee.] This must needs put mettle into him; for "if God be with us, who can be against us?" {Rom 8:31} {See Trapp on "Rom 8:31"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This wickedness of theirs which I now foresee and…
This wickedness of theirs which I now foresee and foretell shall not hinder me from bringing them into Canaan.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it came to pass, when Moses had made…
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book,.... In this book of Deuteronomy, and which concluded the Pentateuch:
until they were finished; all the words of the law, and the whole five books of Moses, excepting some few verses, Deu 34:1, which were added by another hand, Joshua or Ezra.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The Lord. Hebrew has not this word, so that…
The Lord. Hebrew has not this word, so that it would seem as if Moses had given this charge to Josue; but the context shews (Calmet) that it was the Lord; (ver. 14,) for he swore to give the land of Israel. The Septuagint insert the words of Moses and the Lord. "And Moses commanded Josue....the land which the Lord swore." (Haydock) --- This is the first time that God addresses Josue, in order to confirm his authority. (Menochius)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. The immediate continuation of 14 f., which we…
23. The immediate continuation of 14 f., which we have seen reasons for assigning to E.
And he gave] The subject is not Moses, as the present context of this v. suggests, but must be Jehovah, as in Deu_31:15; this is quite certain. from the following I sware unto them and I will be with thee.
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son of Nun] Deu_1:38.
Be strong and of a good courage] As in Deu_31:6-7; only found in Deut., and the deuteron. Jos_1:6; Jos_1:9; Jos_1:18; Jos_10:25; but possibly derived from E.
children of Israel] Not deuteronomic (see on Deu_4:44), but a frequent term for the people in E, Exo_3:9-11; Exo_3:13-15; Exo_9:35; Exo_10:20; Exo_10:23; Exo_13:18 f., Deu_14:10, Deut 20:22, Deu_24:5, Deu_32:20, Deu_33:5; and also found in J and P.
bring into the land] So in E, Jos_24:8, Exo_13:5; Exo_13:11.
I will be with thee] So in E, Exo_3:12, but also in J and in Deut.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) And he (Jehovah) gave Joshua the son of…
(23) And he (Jehovah) gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge.—This is the first record of God’s direct communion with Joshua. He was with Moses on the mount during the first forty days, and “departed not out of the Tabernacle” when they came down (Exo_24:13; Exo_33:11). But we have no note of any Divine communication made to Joshua apart from Moses before this. It ratifies Joshua’s appointment as leader of Israel.
Be strong . . .—Comp. Jos_1:2; Jos_1:6.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he gave, etc. The subject here is God,…
And he gave, etc. The subject here is God, not Moses, as is evident partly from ver. 14, and partly from the expression, the land which I aware unto them; and I will be with thee. (cf. Exo_3:12)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 31:23 I will be with you: These words given…
31:23 I will be with you: These words given to Joshua were the same words God spoke to Moses at the burning bush, when he called him to lead Israel out of Egypt (Exod 3:12). The same God, with the same assurance, was able to guarantee the same results.
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