Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 31:23
23Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD commissioned | וַיְצַ֞ו | way·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| son | בִּן־ | bin- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nun | נ֗וּן | nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5126 Nun, Non |
| and said | וַיֹּאמֶר֮ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Be strong | חֲזַ֣ק | ḥă·zaq | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| and courageous | וֶֽאֱמָץ֒ | we·’ĕ·māṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H553 be alert |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתָּ֗ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| will bring | תָּבִיא֙ | tā·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I swore to give | נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי | niš·ba‘·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7650 swear |
| them | לָהֶ֑ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and I | וְאָנֹכִ֖י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will be | אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| with you | עִמָּֽךְ׃ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
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Deuteronomy 31:7–8 · Deuteronomy 31:14 · Deuteronomy 3:28 · Acts 7:45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.