And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהcalledיִּקְרָאJoshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁעַand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto himאֵלָיוin the sightלְעֵינֵיof allכָלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵל“Be strongחֲזַקand firm,וֶאֱמָץforכִּיyouאַתָּהwill goתָּבוֹאwith thisאֶת הַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהsworeנִשְׁבַּעto their fathersלַאֲבֹתָםto giveלָתֵתthem,לָהֶםand youוְאַתָּהwill cause them to inheritתַּנְחִילֶנָּהit.אוֹתָם
Deuteronomy 31:7
Study it in the app“And Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and firm, for you will go with this people into the land that YHWH swore to their fathers to give them, and you will cause them to inherit it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 31:7, word by word
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Joshuaיהוֹשֻׁעַyhoshua
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).
Where else “yhoshua” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- in the sightעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- “Be strongחֲזַקchazak
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazak” appears- and firmאֱמָץemats
be bold
To be bold and steady: "take heart and be brave".
Where else “emats” appears- will goתָּבוֹאtavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “tavo” appears- peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishba” appears- to their fathersאֲבֹתָavota
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appears- to giveתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- will cause them to inheritתַּנְחִילֶtanchile
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “tanchile” appears
The context
6Be strong and firm; do not fear and do not be terrified before them, for YHWH your Elohim, he is the one who goes with you; he will not let go of you or forsake you.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And YHWH, he is the one who goes before you; he will be with you; he will not let go of you or forsake you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.”