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

1Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. 2He said to them, “Today I am a hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about, and the Lord has said to me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan.’ As for the Lord your God, he is about to cross over before you; he will destroy these nations before you and dispossess them. As for Joshua, he is about to cross before you just as the Lord has said. 4The Lord will do to them just what he did to Sihon and Og, the Amorite kings, and to their land, which he destroyed. 5The Lord will deliver them over to you and you will do to them according to the whole commandment I have given 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• he will go overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• he will destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• these nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• thee, and thou shalt possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• hath saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 31:3

• Deuteronomy 9:3Understand today that the Lord your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you.
• Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
• Psalms 44:2You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.
• Psalms 146:3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!
• Deuteronomy 31:7Then Moses called out to Joshua in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the Lord promised to give their ancestors, and you will enable them to inherit it.
• Deuteronomy 3:28Commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see.”
• Deuteronomy 34:9Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had placed his hands on him; and the Israelites listened to him and did just what the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Numbers 27:18The Lord replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, and lay your hand on him;
• Joshua 1:2“Moses my servant is dead. Get ready! Cross the Jordan River! Lead these people into the land which I am ready to hand over to them.
• Joshua 3:7The Lord told Joshua, “This very day I will begin to honor you before all Israel so they will know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.
• Joshua 4:14That day the Lord brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected him all his life, just as they had respected Moses.
• Acts 7:45Our ancestors received possession of it and brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our ancestors, until the time of David.
• Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken afterward about another day.

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