Deuteronomy 31:3

Deuteronomy 31:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath said.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the Lord said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them, and Joshua will go over at your head, as the Lord has spoken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the Lord has said.

Context of Deuteronomy 31:3

1So Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. 2And he said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old today; I am no longer able to come and go, and the Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross this Jordan.’ It is the Lord your God who will cross ahead of you; He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, just as the Lord has spoken. 4The Lord will do to them just as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when He destroyed them. 5The Lord will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.

Deuteronomy 31:3 word by word

יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ ה֣וּא׀ עֹבֵ֣ר לְפָנֶ֗יךָ הֽוּא־יַשְׁמִ֞יד אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֛לֶּה מִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָ וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ ה֚וּא עֹבֵ֣ר לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• It is the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• who will crossעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• aheadפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of you; He will destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• you, and you shall dispossessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• has spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 31:3

• Deuteronomy 9:3Know therefore today that it is the Lord your God who is crossing over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and He will subdue them before you, so that you may drive them out and destroy them quickly, just as the Lord has spoken to you.
• Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
• Psalms 44:2You with Your own hand drove out the nations; Then You planted them; You afflicted the peoples, Then You spread them abroad.
• Psalms 146:3Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
• Deuteronomy 31:7Then 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 the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.
• Deuteronomy 3:28But charge Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him, for he shall go across at the head of this people, and he will give them as an inheritance the land which you will see.’
• Deuteronomy 34:9Now Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Numbers 27:18So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;
• Joshua 1:2“Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.
• Joshua 3:7Now the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you.
• Joshua 4:14On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; so that they revered him, just as they had revered Moses all the days of his life.
• Acts 7:45And having received it in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, until the time of David.
• Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Joshua, he shall go over before thee - See on Numbers 27:17; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The LORD … will cross over ahead of you: God would lead the conquest. The divine warrior, the LORD God of Israel, would command and lead the conflict (see 1:30). From the early days of wandering in Sinai until now, Joshua served as the assistant of Moses (Exodus 17:8). God now chose him to be the leader of Israel after Moses (see Deuteronomy 1:38; 3:23–29; Numbers 27:15–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-82-8. also the Lord hath said--should be "for the Lord hath said" thou shalt not go over this Jordan. While taking a solemn leave of the people, Moses exhorted them not to be intimidated by the menacing opposition of enemies; to take encouragement from the continued presence of their covenanted God; and to rest assured that the same divine power, which had enabled them to discomfit their first assailants on the east of Jordan, would aid them not less…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31

• 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