1 Chronicles 22:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the LORD ordered Moses to give to Israel. Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָ֣ז תַּצְלִ֔יחַ אִם־תִּשְׁמ֗וֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲזַ֣ק וֶאֱמָ֔ץ אַל־תִּירָ֖א וְאַל־תֵּחָֽת׃

Transliteration

Then taṣlîaḥ if-tišmôr to do ʾet-haḥuqqîm and ʾet-hammišpāṭîm which ṣiwwâ YHWH ʾet-Mōšeh concerning-Yiśrāʾēl; ḥăzaq and weʾĕmāṣ, not-tîrāʾ and not-tēḥāt.

Grammar Details

• *taṣlîaḥ*: hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will succeed/prosper
• *tišmôr*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will keep/observe
• *haḥuqqîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the statutes
• *hammišpāṭîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the ordinances/judgments
• *ṣiwwâ*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he commanded
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ḥăzaq*: qal imperative masculine singular - be strong
• *weʾĕmāṣ*: waw conjunctive + qal imperative masculine singular - and be courageous
• *tîrāʾ*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular jussive - fear
• *tēḥāt*: niphal imperfect 2nd masculine singular jussive - be dismayed/discouraged

Word Meanings

• *haḥuqqîm wᵊhammišpāṭîm*: the statutes and judgments/the decrees and ordinances/the laws and regulations
• *ḥăzaq weʾĕmāṣ*: be strong and courageous/be strong and of good courage
• *ʾal-tîrāʾ wᵊʾal-tēḥāt*: do not fear and do not be dismayed/neither fear nor be discouraged

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 David said to his son Solomon:“Be strong and brave! Do it! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! For the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the LORD’s temple is finished.
• Josh 1:6-9 : 6 Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them. 7 Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do. 8 This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful. 9 I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the LORD your God, am with you in all you do.”
• 1 Chr 28:7 : 7 I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’
• 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”
• Josh 1:18 : 18 Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. But be strong and brave!”
• 1 Kgs 2:3 : 3 Do the job the LORD your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish,
• Deut 31:6-8 : 6 Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the LORD your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!” 7 Then Moses called out to Joshua in the presence of all Israel,“Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the LORD promised to give their ancestors, and you will enable them to inherit it. 8 The LORD is indeed going before you– he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”
• 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 Early the next morning they marched out to the wilderness of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said:“Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the LORD your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.”
• Ps 119:6 : 6 Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.
• Jer 22:3-4 : 3 The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land. 4 If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.
• Matt 3:15 : 15 So Jesus replied to him,“Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.
• Acts 13:22 : 22 After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him:‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’
• 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Final Challenge and Blessing Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
• Gal 6:2 : 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Exhortations for Spiritual Warfare Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
• 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Jas 2:8 : 8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.