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Deuteronomy 31:8 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 31 · verse 8
And 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.Deuteronomy 31:8 · King James Version
What Deuteronomy 31:8 means
Moses says this to Joshua in front of the whole nation, knowing he will not be going with them. Three promises, then the command. Notice the order — fear not comes last, after the reasons rather than before them. God goes before, stays with, and does not quit.
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Deuteronomy 31:8 in context
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.
9And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
10And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
Commentary
Cross references
- Exodus 33:14
- Deuteronomy 31:6
- Joshua 1:9
- Romans 8:31
- Joshua 1:5
- Isaiah 43:1-2
- Exodus 13:21-22
- 1 Chronicles 28:20
Key words (Strong's)
- forsakeʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- failrâphâhto slackenH7503 →
- fearyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- gohâlakto walkH1980 →
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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