Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 1:5
5No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or abandon you.
Joshua 1:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- New International Version (NIV)No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)No man shall 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 leave you nor forsake you.
Context of Joshua 1:5
3I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised Moses. 4Your territory will be from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates River — all the land of the Hittites — and west to the Mediterranean Sea. No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or abandon you. 6“Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their ancestors to give them as an inheritance. 7Above all, be strong and very courageous to observe carefully the whole instruction my servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go.
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לֹֽא־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב אִישׁ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּ֑יךָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיִ֤יתִי עִם־מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א אַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א אֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- There shall not any manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- be able to standיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- thee all the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of thy lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
- as I was with Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- I will be with thee: I will not failרָפָהrâphâh · to slackenH7503
- thee, nor forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
Cross-references for Joshua 1:5
- Deuteronomy 7:24He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.
- Deuteronomy 20:4For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.’
- Psalms 46:11The Lord of Armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.Selah
- Romans 8:31What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
- Joshua 1:9Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Joshua 3:7The Lord spoke to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.
- Joshua 6:27And the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
- Exodus 3:12He answered, “I will certainly be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I am the one who sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will all worship God at this mountain.”
- Deuteronomy 31:8The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Acts 18:9The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.
- Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For the Lord your God is the one who will go with you; he will not leave you or abandon you.”
- Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you.
Commentaries on Joshua 1:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Be able to stand before thee - Because God shall be with thee, therefore thou shalt be irresistible. This promise was most punctually literally fulfilled.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 Joshua is to make the law of God his rule. He is charged to meditate therein day and night, that he might understand it. Whatever affairs of this world we have to mind, we must not neglect the one thing needful. All his orders to the people, and his judgments, must be according to the law of God. Joshua must himself be under command; no man's dignity or dominion sets him above the law of God. He is to encourage himself with the promise and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God promised Joshua that he would never fail or abandon him, just as he had promised Moses (compare Deuteronomy 31:6–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-92-9. now therefore arise, go over this Jordan--Joshua's mission was that of a military leader. This passage records his call to begin the work, and the address contains a literal repetition of the promise made to Moses (De 11:24, 25; 31:6-8, 23).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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