Deuteronomy 31:7

And Moses called for Joshua, and said unto him, in the sight of all Israel. Be firm and bold, for, thou, shalt go with this people into the land which Yahweh sware unto their fathers to give unto them, and, thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

In Context

6Be firm and bold, do not fear nor tremble because of them,—for Yahweh thy God, it is who is going with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee.

8But, Yahweh, it is who is going before thee, he will be with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee,—thou must not fear nor be dismayed.

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Cross References

Numbers 27:19and shalt cause him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the assembly,—and shalt charge him before their eyes;

Deuteronomy 1:38Joshua son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he, shall enter in thither, him, strengthen thou, for he, shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 31:3Yahweh thy God, is passing over before thee, he, will destroy these nations from before thee so shalt thou dispossess them,—Joshua is passing over before thee, as Yahweh hath spoken.

Deuteronomy 31:21And it shall come to pass, when many calamities and misfortunes shall find them out, then shall this Song respond to their face, as a witness, for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouth of their seed, for I know their imagination, which they are forming to-day, ere yet I bring them into the land of which I sware unto their fathers.

Joshua 1:6Be firm and bold,—for, thou, shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers,—to give unto them.

1 Kings 2:2I, am going the way of all the earth,—thou must be strong, therefore, and show thyself a man;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:2-9

Solemn Warnings; Joshua Encouraged. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. 2 And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 3 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. 4 And the Lord shall do unto them as he did… Read the whole commentary →

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