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Deuteronomy 31:8

The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
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The Lord goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave or forsake you, so do not be afraid or discouraged.

Explanation

Moses says this to Joshua in front of all Israel as Joshua takes over leadership (31:7). God goes ahead and goes with them.

Original language
  • הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ (ha.ho.Lekh): went
    Hebrew · Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H1980G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    The One who goes.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Deuteronomy 31:8, word 3

  • לְפָנֶ֗יךָ (le.fa.Nei.kha): before
    Hebrew · Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H6440G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Before you.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Deuteronomy 31:8, word 4

  • תִירָ֖א (ti.Ra'): frightening(DANGER)
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H3372G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    You must be afraid.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Deuteronomy 31:8, word 13

  • תֵחָֽת (te.Chat): to to be dismayed
    Hebrew · Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H2865 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    You must be dismayed.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Deuteronomy 31:8, word 15

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Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיהוָ֞ה ה֣וּא׀ הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּ לֹ֥א תִירָ֖א וְלֹ֥א תֵחָֽת׃

  1. וַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.weh“and Yahweh”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  2. ה֣וּא׀hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  3. הַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.Lekh“[is] the [one who] goes”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  4. לְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  5. ה֚וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  6. יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yeh“he will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makh“with you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  8. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. יַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.Kha“he will abandon you”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָפָה · “to slacken” · Strong's H7503
  10. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. יַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.ka“he will forsake you”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
  12. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. תִירָ֖אti.Ra'“you must be afraid”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  14. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. תֵחָֽת׃te.Chat“you must be dismayed”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָתַת · “to to be dismayed” · Strong's H2865
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)