Deuteronomy 31:23

“And he commanded Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and firm, for you will bring the sons of Israel into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you.””

Deuteronomy 31:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 31:23, word by word

And he commandedיְצַוyetsav

command

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

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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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sonבִּןbin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Nunנוּןnun

Nun

Nun, the father of Joshua.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Be strongחֲזַקchazak

be strong

To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.

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and firmאֱמָץemats

be bold

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

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will bringתָּבִיאtavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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I sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיnishbati

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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will beאֶהְיֶהehye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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Translation note

The Hebrew does not name who is speaking; from “the land that I swore to them” it is understood to be YHWH, who had asked Joshua to present himself (verse 14).

The context

22And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the sons of Israel.

23 · This verse (above)

24And it happened, when Moses had finished writing the words of this instruction in a book to the end,

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