What does Deuteronomy 31:6 mean?
Moses spoke these words to the people of Israel near the end of his life, as they prepared to cross the Jordan River without him. He was 120 years old, and Joshua would lead them into the promised land, where powerful nations lived. Moses told them to "be strong and of a good courage" and not to be afraid. The reason was not their own strength, but God's presence: "the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee." Then comes a lasting promise: "he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 repeats this promise to Christians: God never leaves his people.
Deuteronomy 31:6 in the 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.
Context
5 The LORD 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 the LORD 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 the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.
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What does Deuteronomy 31:6 mean?
Moses spoke these words to the people of Israel near the end of his life, as they prepared to cross the Jordan River without him. He was 120 years old, and Joshua would lead them into the promised land, where powerful nations lived. Moses told them to "be strong and of a good courage" and not to be afraid. The reason was not their own strength, but God's presence: "the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee." Then comes a lasting promise: "he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 repeats this promise to Christians: God never leaves his people.
What does Deuteronomy 31:6 say in the KJV?
Deuteronomy 31:6 (KJV) reads: “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.”