Deuteronomy 31:3

Yahweh your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will go over before you, as Yahweh has spoken.

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WEBBE

The LORD your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will go over before you, as the LORD has spoken.

BSB

The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.

KJV

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.

ASV

Jehovah thy God, he will go over before thee; he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt dispossess them: [and] Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

BBE

The Lord your God, he will go over before you; he will send destruction on all those nations, and you will take their land as your heritage: and Joshua will go over at your head as the Lord has said.

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יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 הוּא hu' he H1931 עֹבֵר 'o·ver [is] about to pass over H5674 לְפָנֶיךָ le·fa·nei·kha (to) before you H6440 הוּא־ hu'- he H1931 יַשְׁמִיד yash·mid he will destroy H8045 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַגּוֹיִם ha·go·yim the nations H1471 הָאֵלֶּה ha·'e·leh (the) these H428 מִלְּפָנֶיךָ mi·le·fa·nei·kha from to before you H6440 וִירִשְׁתָּם vi·rish·tam and you will dispossess them H3423 יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ye·ho·shu·a' Joshua H3091 הוּא hu' he H1931 עֹבֵר 'o·ver [is] about to pass over H5674 לְפָנֶיךָ le·fa·nei·kha (to) before you H6440 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 דִּבֶּר di·ber he spoke H1696 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

Moses assures Israel of the constant presence of God with them. This is applied by the apostle to all God's spiritual Israel, to encourage their faith and hope; unto us is this gospel preached, as well as unto them; he will never fail thee, nor forsake thee, He 13:5. Moses commends Joshua to them for a leader; one whose wisdom, and courage, and affection they had long known; one whom God had appointed to be their leader; and therefore would own and bless. Joshua is well pleased to be admonished by Moses to be strong and of good courage. Those shall speed well, who have God with them; therefore they ought to be of good courage. Through God let us do valiantly, for through him we shall do victoriously; if we resist the devil, he will flee from us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.