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Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 31 · verse 6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.Deuteronomy 31:6 · King James Version
What Deuteronomy 31:6 means
Moses is handing the nation over to Joshua, knowing he isn't going with them. The courage he calls for rests on a promise about God rather than a read on the odds: he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. The writer of Hebrews quotes this same line to Christians centuries later, which tells you how far it reaches.
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Deuteronomy 31:6 in context
4And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
5And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
6Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
7And 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.
8And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Commentary
Cross references
- Joshua 1:9
- Ephesians 6:10
- Psalms 27:14
- 1 Chronicles 28:20
- Isaiah 41:10
- Luke 12:32
- 2 Timothy 2:1
- Psalms 27:1
Key words (Strong's)
- courageʼâmatsto be alert, physically or mentallyH553 →
- strongchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- afraidʻâratsto awe or to dreadH6206 →
- fearyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- failrâphâhto slackenH7503 →
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Loth to part (we say) bids oft farewell. Moses does so to the children of Israel: not because he was loth to go to God, but because he was loth to leave them, fearing that when he had left them they would leave God.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8