Deuteronomy 1:29

And I said to you: ‘Do not be apprehensive, nor should you fear them.

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In The King James Version

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

In Context

28To where should we ascend? The messengers have terrified our heart by saying: “The multitude is very great, and taller than us. And the cities are great, and the walls extend even to the sky. We have seen the sons of the Anakim there.”’

30The Lord God himself, who is your leader, will fight on your behalf, just as he did in Egypt in the sight of all.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:18do not be apprehensive. Instead, recall what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all the Egyptians:

Deuteronomy 31:6Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid, and do not dread at the sight of them. For the Lord your God himself is your commander, and he will neither dismiss nor abandon you.”

Nehemiah 4:8And they all gathered together, so that they might go forth and fight against Jerusalem, and so that they might prepare ambushes.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:20-46

Israel's Sin at Kadesh. ( b. c. 1451.) 19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. 20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be… Read the whole commentary →

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