Deuteronomy 3:28

King James Version 1611 (Original)

But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְצַ֥ו אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּ וְאַמְּצֵ֑הוּ כִּי־ה֣וּא יַעֲבֹ֗ר לִפְנֵי֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהוּא֙ יַנְחִ֣יל אוֹתָ֔ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And-command wəṣaw ʾet-Yəhôšuaʿ and-strengthen-him wəḥazzəqēhû and-encourage-him wəʾammṣēhû; for-kî-he hûʾ shall-cross-over yaʿăbōr before lipnê the-people hāʿām the-this hazzeh, and-he wəhûʾ shall-cause-to-inherit yanḥîl them ʾôtām ʾet-the-land hāʾāreṣ which ʾăšer you-will-see tirʾeh.

Grammar Details

• *wəṣaw*: conjunction + verb, piel imperative, masculine singular - and command
• *ʾet*: direct object marker - (accusative)
• *Yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun, personal name - Joshua
• *wəḥazzəqēhû*: conjunction + verb, piel imperative, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and strengthen him
• *wəʾammṣēhû*: conjunction + verb, piel imperative, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and encourage him
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he
• *yaʿăbōr*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall cross over
• *lipnê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before/in front of
• *hāʿām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
• *hazzeh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
• *wəhûʾ*: conjunction + pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - and he
• *yanḥîl*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall cause to inherit
• *ʾôtām*: direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which/that
• *tirʾeh*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will see

Word Meanings

• *ṣaw*: command/order/charge
• *ḥazzēq*: strengthen/make strong/harden
• *ʾammēṣ*: make strong/make courageous/be alert
• *yaʿăbōr*: cross over/pass through/transgress
• *yanḥîl*: cause to inherit/give as possession/apportion
• *tirʾeh*: see/observe/perceive

Referenced Verses

• Deut 31:3 : 3 The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
• Deut 31:7 : 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
• Deut 31:23 : 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
• Deut 1:38 : 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
• Num 27:18-23 : 18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: 23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
• Josh 1:2 : 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
• Josh 3:7-9 : 7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. 12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. 14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
• 1 Chr 22:6 : 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
• 1 Chr 22:11-16 : 11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. 12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. 15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
• 1 Chr 28:9-9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
• 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 the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
• John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
• Acts 7:45 : 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
• 1 Tim 6:13-14 : 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• 2 Tim 2:1-3 : 1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Tim 4:1-6 : 1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
• Heb 4:8 : 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.