Deuteronomy 31:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD, 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 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.
• 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 a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD 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 the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
• Rom 8:31 : 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
• Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now thus saith the LORD 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 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.
• Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
• Deut 9:3 : 3 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
• 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.