Deuteronomy 31:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your God who is going with you; he will not take away his help from you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֥וּ וְאַל־תַּעַרְצ֖וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ ה֚וּא הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פ

Transliteration

ḥizqû and wə-ʾimṣû, not-tîrəʾû and-not-taʿarṣû from-before-them; for YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā hûʾ the-ha-hōlēk with-you, not yarpəkā and-not yaʿazbékā.

Grammar Details

• *ḥizqû*: qal imperative masculine plural - 'be strong'
• *wə-ʾimṣû*: waw conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - 'and be courageous'
• *tîrəʾû*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - 'you will fear'
• *taʿarṣû*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - 'you will tremble/be terrified'
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your God'
• *hûʾ*: personal pronoun 3rd masculine singular - 'he'
• *ha-hōlēk*: definite article + qal participle masculine singular - 'the one walking'
• *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'

Word Meanings

• *ḥizqû*: be strong/strengthen yourselves/be firm
• *wə-ʾimṣû*: be courageous/be bold/be resolute
• *tîrəʾû*: fear/be afraid/be frightened
• *taʿarṣû*: tremble/be terrified/be in dread
• *ha-hōlēk*: the one walking/going/traveling
• *yarpəkā*: let go of you/fail you/abandon you
• *yaʿazbékā*: forsake you/abandon you/leave you

Referenced Verses

• Josh 1:9 : 9 Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,
• 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work necessary for the house of the Lord is complete.
• Josh 10:25 : 25 And Joshua said to them, Have no fear and do not be troubled; be strong and take heart: for so will the Lord do to all against whom you make war.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
• Luke 12:32 : 32 Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.
• 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Chr 22:13 : 13 And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.
• Deut 7:18 : 18 Have no fear of them, but keep well in mind what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt;
• Deut 1:29 : 29 Then I said to you, Have no fear of them.
• Deut 20:1 : 1 When you go out to war against other nations, and come face to face with horses and war-carriages and armies greater in number than yourselves, have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.
• Deut 31:23 : 23 Then he gave orders to Joshua, the son of Nun, saying to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go at the head of the children of Israel into the land which I made an oath to give them; and I will be with you.
• Josh 1:5-7 : 5 While you are living, all will give way before you: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not take away my help from you or give you up. 6 Take heart and be strong; for you will give to this people for their heritage the land which I gave by an oath to their fathers. 7 Only take heart and be very strong; take care to do all the law which Moses my servant gave you, not turning from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may do well in all your undertakings.
• Ps 27:1 : 1 <Of David.> The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?
• Isa 43:1-5 : 1 But now, says the Lord your Maker, O Jacob, and your life-giver, O Israel: have no fear, for I have taken up your cause; naming you by your name, I have made you mine. 2 When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your saviour; I have given Egypt as a price for you, Ethiopia and Seba for you. 4 Because of your value in my eyes, you have been honoured, and loved by me; so I will give men for you, and peoples for your life. 5 Have no fear, for I am with you: I will take your seed from the east, and get you together from the west;
• Isa 51:12 : 12 I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?
• Isa 41:13-17 : 13 For I, the Lord your God, have taken your right hand in mine, saying to you, Have no fear; I will be your helper. 14 Have no fear, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will be your helper, says the Lord, even he who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel. 15 See, I will make you like a new grain-crushing instrument with teeth, crushing the mountains small, and making the hills like dry stems. 16 You will send the wind over them, and it will take them away; they will go in all directions before the storm-wind: you will have joy in the Lord, and be glad in the Holy One of Israel. 17 The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
• 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.
• Deut 20:3-4 : 3 Give ear, O Israel: today you are going forward to the fight; let your heart be strong; do not let uncontrolled fear overcome you because of those who are against you; 4 For the Lord your God goes with you, fighting for you to give you salvation from those who are against you.
• 2 Chr 32:7 : 7 Be strong and take heart; have no fear, and do not be troubled on account of the king of Assyria and all the great army with him: for there is a greater with us.
• Num 14:9 : 9 Only, do not go against the Lord or go in fear of the people of the land, for they will be our food; their strength has been taken from them and the Lord is with us: have no fear of them.
• Deut 31:7 : 7 Then Moses sent for Joshua, and before the eyes of all Israel said to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go with this people into the land which the Lord, by his oath to their fathers, has given them; by your help they will take it for their heritage.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.
• 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.
• Hag 2:4 : 4 But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land, says the Lord, and get to work: for I am with you, says the Lord of armies:
• Zech 8:13 : 13 And it will come about that, as you were a curse among the nations, O children of Judah and children of Israel, so I will give you salvation and you will be a blessing: have no fear and let your hands be strong.
• Deut 4:31 : 31 Because the Lord your God is a God of mercy, he will not take away his help from you or let destruction overtake you, or be false to the agreement which he made by an oath with your fathers.