Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 31:6–7

⁶Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”^b

⁷Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.

Footnotes

b 31:6 Cited in Hebrews 13:5|HEB 13:5; here and in verse 8

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Deuteronomy 31:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be strong	חִזְק֣וּ	ḥiz·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
and courageous	וְאִמְצ֔וּ	wə·’im·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H553 be alert
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraid	תִּֽירְא֥וּ	tî·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3372 fear
or terrified	תַּעַרְצ֖וּ	ta·‘ar·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6206 cause to tremble, tremble
of them	מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם	mip·pə·nê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
for	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who	ה֚וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
goes	הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ	ha·hō·lêḵ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with you	עִמָּ֔ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5973 with
He will never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
leave you	יַרְפְּךָ֖	yar·pə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7503 sink, relax
forsake you	יַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃פ	ya·‘az·ḇe·kā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose

Deuteronomy 31:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
called	וַיִּקְרָ֨א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
for Joshua	לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ	lî·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
and said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֜יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in the presence	לְעֵינֵ֣י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל	yiś·rå̄·ʾēl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Be strong	חֲזַ֣ק	ḥă·zaq	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
and courageous	וֶאֱמָץ֒	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 go	תָּבוֹא֙	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֕רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
swore	נִשְׁבַּ֧ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to their fathers	לַאֲבֹתָ֖ם	la·’ă·ḇō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
to give	לָתֵ֣ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and you	וְאַתָּ֖ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
shall give it to them as an inheritance	תַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּה	tan·ḥî·len·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5157 get or take as a possession

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Deuteronomy 31:6 Joshua 1:9 · Ephesians 6:10 · Psalm 27:14 · 1 Chronicles 28:20 · Isaiah 41:10 · Luke 12:32 · 2 Timothy 2:1 · Psalm 27:1 · Isaiah 43:1–5 · Joshua 10:25 · 1 Chronicles 22:13 · Deuteronomy 7:18

Deuteronomy 31:7 Deuteronomy 3:28 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Deuteronomy 1:38 · Joshua 1:6 · Ephesians 6:10 · Deuteronomy 31:23 · Daniel 10:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.