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.
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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.
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And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
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And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel: 'Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt go with this people into the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 31:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 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.”
- Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
- Deuteronomy 1:38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
- Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
- Joshua 1:6 “Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
- Deuteronomy 31:23 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.”
- Daniel 10:19 He said, “Greatly beloved man, don’t be afraid. Peace be to you. Be strong. Yes, be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me.”
- 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.
- John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For he that must govern the people, hath need…
For he that must govern the people, hath need to be valiant to repress vice, and constant to maintain virtue.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 31:7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said…
Deu 31:7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
Ver. 7. For thou must go with this people.] As a worthy guide, to lead them to their rest temporal; so doth Christ all his to their rest eternal.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord, he it is that doth go…
And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee,.... The Word of the Lord, his Shechinah, according to the above Targum, and so in the next clause; the same that brought Israel out of Egypt, had gone before them in the wilderness, and now would go before Joshua and them into the land of Canaan:
he will be with thee; to guide and direct, to assist and strengthen, to protect and defend, to give success to his arms, and victory over his enemies:
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he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; not fail to give him counsel and direction, to afford him strength, and to fill him with courage, and to deliver his enemies into his hands; nor forsake him till he had finished the work he was to do, had made a complete conquest of the Canaanites, and settled the people of Israel in their land:
fear not, neither be dismayed; at the number and strength of the enemy, nor at any difficulties that might lie in the way of finishing so great an undertaking, since the Lord would be with him; see Rom 8:31.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 31:7. Moses — said to him in the…
Deu 31:7. Moses — said to him in the face of all Israel — Lest any should question or deny his authority after Moses’s death. Be strong and of good courage — The same exhortation and promise are given to him in particular, that were before given to them all, because he was to bear the charge of them all, and the toil and burden of governing them, and conducting their affairs.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Moses hands over to Joshua that office as leader…
Moses hands over to Joshua that office as leader of the people, to which he had already been designated Deu 1:38; Num 27:23. He assigns also to the Levitical priests and the elders, as the ecclesiastical and civil heads of the nation, the responsibility of teaching the law and enforcing its observance Deu 31:10-13. Both these were symbolic acts, designed to mark the responsibility of the parties concerned after the death of Moses.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Called. Hebrew, "unto Josue." He did this publicly that…
Called. Hebrew, "unto Josue." He did this publicly that no dispute might arise after his death, respecting the choice of a successor. (Haydock) --- Lot. Hebrew and Chaldean, "thou shalt put them in possession of it." (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. Called unto Joshua — Moses, in the sight…
7. Called unto Joshua — Moses, in the sight of all Israel, calls Joshua, who is to be his successor, and with words of encouragement tells him he is to go with the people into the Land of Promise, and to cause them to possess it.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. in the sight of all Israel] Deu_34:12.
7. in the sight of all Israel] Deu_34:12.
Be strong and of a good courage] As in Deu_31:6 but Sg.; cp. Deu_3:28. LXX: ἀνδρίζου καὶ ἴσχυε.
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go with] Rather bring, as in some Heb. MSS, Sam. Vulg. and Deu_31:23.
sworn] Deu_1:8.
cause them to inherit] Deu_1:38, Deu_3:28.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 7, 8 Moses, having in view the appointment…
Vers. 7, 8 Moses, having in view the appointment of Joshua as his successor, also encourages him to go forward on the strength of the Divine promise. Thou must go with this people. This is a correct rendering of the words as they stand in the Hebrew text. The Samaritan, Syriac, and Vulgate have, "Thou shalt bring this people;" but this is probably an arbitrary correction in order to assimilate this to ver. 23. And thou shalt cause them to inherit it; i.e. shalt conduct them to the full possession of the land.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: Forms of You)
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in the sight of all Israel
This means that all of the people of Israel were present. AT: "in the presence of all the Israelites" (See: Metonymy)
Be strong and of good courage
"Be strong and courageous." See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 31:5.
you will cause them to inherit it
"you will help them take the land"
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