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Deuteronomy 31:23 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 31 · verse 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.Deuteronomy 31:23 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 31:23 in context
21And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
22Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
23And 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.
24And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
25That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- courageʼâmatsto be alert, physically or mentallyH553 →
- JoshuaYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua , the Jewish leaderH3091 →
- chargetsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- strongchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- bringbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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Here, I. The charge is given to Joshua, which God has said (v. 14) he would give him. The same in effect that Moses had given him. The same in effect that Moses had given him (v. 7): Be strong and of a good courage, v. 23.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-30