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Deuteronomy 31:6

Deuteronomy 31:6
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.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Moses called unto Joshua,.... Who might be at some distance from him, with the tribe to which he belonged. The Targum of Jonathan adds,"out of the midst of the people:"

and said unto him, in the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 31:1-8

Loth to part (we say) bids oft farewell. Moses does so to the children of Israel: not because he was loth to go to God, but because he was loth to leave them, fearing that when he had left them they…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Be strong and of a good courage Cp. Deu 3:28: encourage and strengthen him(causative forms of the same vbs.).

fear not, nor be affrighted The phrase usual with Pl. passages (for the corresponding Sg.…