New King James Version
Deuteronomy 31:6
6Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."
- New Living Translation (NLT)So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Context of Deuteronomy 31:6
4And the Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. 5The Lord will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” 7Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. 8And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Read all of Deuteronomy 31Deuteronomy 31:6 word by word
חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֥וּ וְאַל־תַּעַרְצ֖וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֣י׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ ה֚וּא הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Be strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- and of a good courageאָמֵץ'âmats · to strengthenH553
- fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
- not, nor be afraidעָרַץ‛ârats · to trembleH6206
- of themפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
- for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- that doth goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- with thee; he will not failרָפָהrâphâh · to slackenH7503
- thee, nor forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 31:6
- Deuteronomy 31:7Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it.
- Deuteronomy 20:4for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’
- Joshua 1:6Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
- Joshua 10:25Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:13Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the Lord charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.
- 1 Chronicles 28:10Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:7“Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him.
- Psalms 27:14Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
- Isaiah 43:1But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.
- Haggai 2:4Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the Lord of hosts.
- Zechariah 8:13And it shall come to pass That just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, Let your hands be strong.’
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
- 2 Timothy 2:1You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- Deuteronomy 1:29“Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
- Deuteronomy 7:18you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Be strong - חזקו chizku, the same word that is used Exodus 4:21; (note), Exodus 9:15; (note), for hardening Pharaoh's heart. See the notes there. The Septuagint, in this and the following verse, have, , Play the man, and be strong; and from this St. Paul seems to have borrowed his ideas, 1 Corinthians 16:13; : ͅ · , : Stand firm in the faith; play the man - act like heroes; be vigorous.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6He will never leave you nor forsake you: These words encouraged Israel as they prepared to enter the promised land. They also express a general truth about God’s care for his people. He remains faithful and does not leave them (see also Hebrews 13:5).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
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