Deuteronomy 31:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jehovah, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיהוָ֞ה ה֣וּא ׀ הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּ לֹ֥א תִירָ֖א וְלֹ֥א תֵחָֽת׃

Transliteration

And wa-YHWH hûʾ the-ha-hōlēk before-you, hûʾ yihyeh with-you, not yarpəkā and-not yaʿazbékā; not tîrāʾ and-not tēḥāt.

Grammar Details

• *wa-YHWH*: waw conjunction + divine name
• *hûʾ*: personal pronoun 3rd masculine singular - 'he'
• *ha-hōlēk*: definite article + qal participle masculine singular - 'the one walking'
• *yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he will be'
• *yarpəkā*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'he will let go of you'
• *yaʿazbékā*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'he will forsake you'
• *tîrāʾ*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you will fear'
• *tēḥāt*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you will be dismayed'

Word Meanings

• *ha-hōlēk*: the one walking/going/traveling
• *yihyeh*: will be/will exist/will remain
• *yarpəkā*: let go of you/fail you/abandon you
• *yaʿazbékā*: forsake you/abandon you/leave you
• *tîrāʾ*: fear/be afraid/be frightened
• *tēḥāt*: be dismayed/be discouraged/be broken

Referenced Verses

• Deut 31:6 : 6 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.
• Exod 33:14 : 14 And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.
• Josh 1:9 : 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
• Josh 1:5 : 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
• Exod 13:21-22 : 21 And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night: 22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.
• Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
• Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
• 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.
• Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
• Deut 9:3 : 3 Know therefore this day, that Jehovah thy God is he who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will bring them down before thee: so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as Jehovah hath spoken unto thee.
• Deut 31:3 : 3 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.