Deuteronomy 31:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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!”

📖 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 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 28:20 : 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 10:25 : 25 Then Joshua said to them,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Be strong and brave, for the LORD will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.”
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Rely on the LORD! Be strong and confident! Rely on the LORD!
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
• Luke 12:32 : 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
• 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.
• 1 Chr 22:13 : 13 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!
• Deut 7:18 : 18 you must not fear them. You must carefully recall what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,
• Deut 1:29 : 29 So I responded to you,“Do not be terrified of them!
• Deut 20:1 : 1 Laws Concerning War with Distant Enemies When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry and troops who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
• Deut 31:23 : 23 and the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun,“Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you.”
• Josh 1:5-7 : 5 No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone. 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.
• Ps 27:1 : 1 By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
• Isa 43:1-5 : 1 The Lord Will Rescue His People Now, this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel:“Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you. 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you. 4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, and I love you, I will hand over people in place of you, nations in place of your life. 5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you.
• Isa 51:12 : 12 “I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
• Isa 41:13-17 : 13 For I am the LORD your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you,‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’ 14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the LORD, your protector, the Holy One of Israel. 15 “Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and double-edged. You will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like straw. 16 You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the LORD; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel. 17 The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the LORD, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said,“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
• 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!”
• Deut 20:3-4 : 3 “Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them, 4 for the LORD your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.”
• 2 Chr 32:7 : 7 “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him! We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him.
• Num 14:9 : 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection has turned aside from them, but the LORD is with us. Do not fear them!”
• Deut 31:7 : 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.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”
• 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Final Challenge and Blessing Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
• Hag 2:4 : 4 “Even so, take heart, Zerubbabel,” decrees the LORD.“Take heart, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And take heart all you citizens of the land,” decrees the LORD,“and begin to work. For I am with you,” decrees the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
• Zech 8:13 : 13 And it will come about that just as you(both Judah and Israel) were a curse to the nations, so I will save you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid! Instead, be strong!’
• Deut 4:31 : 31 (for he is a merciful God), he will not let you down or destroy you, for he cannot forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.