11 translations · Hebrew
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
- KJV King James Version
- Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Be 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.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- be strong and courageous, do not fear, nor be terrified because of them, for your God YHWH [is] He who is going with you; He does not fail you nor forsake you.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Be strong! Be brave! Don't be frightened or terrified of them, because the Lord your God will go with you. He won't ever leave you or abandon you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God [is] He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Be strong and courageous, fear them not, neither be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God, he it is that goeth with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them, for the LORD your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Do manfully and be of good heart: fear not, nor be ye dismayed at their sight: for the Lord thy God he himself is thy leader, and will not leave thee nor forsake thee.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| חִזְק֣וּ | ḥiz·qū | Be strong | H2388 חָזַק to strengthen: strengthen |
| וְאִמְצ֔וּ | wə·’im·ṣū | and courageous | H553 אָמֵץ to strengthen |
| אַל־ | ’al- | do not | H408 אַל not |
| תִּֽירְא֥וּ | tî·rə·’ū | be afraid | H3372 יָרֵא to fear |
| וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | — | H408 אַל not |
| תַּעַרְצ֖וּ | ta·‘ar·ṣū | or terrified | H6206 עָרַץ to tremble |
| מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם | mip·pə·nê·hem | of them | H6440 פָּנֶה face: before |
| כִּ֣י׀ | kî | for | H3588 כִּי for |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | it is the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | your God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| ה֚וּא | hū | who | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ | ha·hō·lêḵ | goes | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| עִמָּ֔ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | with you | H5973 עִם with |
| לֹ֥א | lō | He will never | H3808 לֹא not |
| יַרְפְּךָ֖ | yar·pə·ḵā | leave you | H7503 רָפָה to slacken |
| וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | [nor] | H3808 לֹא not |
| יַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃פ | ya·‘az·ḇe·kā | forsake you | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
Related verses
- Joshua 1:9
Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
- Psalm 27:14
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- 1 Chronicles 28:20
David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of Yahweh’s house is finished.
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Luke 12:32
Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
- 2 Timothy 2:1
You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- Psalm 27:1
Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Isaiah 43:1–5
But now Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel says: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you. For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. …
- Joshua 10:25
Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Be strong and courageous, for Yahweh will do this to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 Yahweh will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land; whom he destroyed.
5 Yahweh will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandment which I have commanded you.
6 Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
7 Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which Yahweh has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.
8 Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
Read all of Deuteronomy 31 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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