Deuteronomy 31:7

“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.”

Deuteronomy 31:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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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).

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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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in the sightעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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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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“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 goתָּבוֹאtavo

enter

To go into a place.

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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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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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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.

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sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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to their fathersאֲבֹתָavota

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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to giveתֵתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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will cause them to inheritתַּנְחִילֶtanchile

inherit

To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.

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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.”

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