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Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!” Then Moses called out to Joshua[a] in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the Lord promised to give their ancestors,[b] and you will enable them to inherit it. The Lord is indeed going before you—he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:7 tn The Hebrew text includes “and said to him.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  2. Deuteronomy 31:7 tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 20).

Be strong and courageous.(A) Do not be afraid or terrified(B) because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you;(C) he will never leave you(D) nor forsake(E) you.”

Then Moses summoned Joshua and said(F) to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them,(G) and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you;(H) he will never leave you nor forsake you.(I) Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

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