Deuteronomy 3:28

“And command Joshua, and strengthen him and make him firm, for he shall cross over before this people, and he shall make them inherit the land that you will see.””

Deuteronomy 3:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 3:28, word by word

And commandצַוtsav

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsav” appears
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua

Joshua

Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).

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and strengthen himחַזְּקֵchazke

repair

To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.

Where else “chazke” appears
and make him firmאַמְּצֵamtse

be bold

To be bold and steady: "take heart and be brave".

Where else “amtse” appears
shall cross overיַעֲבֹרyaavor

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “yaavor” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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shall makeיַנְחִילyanchil

apportion

To distribute the land as an inheritance among those who will receive it.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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you will seeתִּרְאֶהtire

see

To see with one's eyes.

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The context

27Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, northward, southward, and eastward, and look with your eyes, for you shall not cross this Jordan.

28 · This verse (above)

29So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-peor.

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