KJV King James Version
[But] Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
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Deuteronomy 1:38
[But] Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.
WEB World English Bible
Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there: encourage you him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
ASV American Standard Version
Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage thou him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Joshua son of Nun, who is standing before thee, he goeth in thither; him strengthen thou; for he doth cause Israel to inherit.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 1
35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
37 Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
38 [But] Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
40 But [as for] you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaבִּןH1121 · benson: childנוּן֙H5126 · nunNunהָעֹמֵ֣דH5975 · a.madto stand: standלְפָנֶ֔יךָH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיָ֣בֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeשָׁ֑מָּהH8033 · shamthereאֹת֣וֹH853 · et[Obj.]חַזֵּ֔קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenכִּי־H3588 · kiforה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיַנְחִלֶ֥נָּהH5157 · na.chalto inheritאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 3:28But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.Numbers 14:30Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, [concerning] which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.Deuteronomy 31:7-8And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.Deuteronomy 31:23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.Proverbs 22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].1 Samuel 16:22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.Deuteronomy 31:14And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.Numbers 13:8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.Exodus 17:9-14And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.Exodus 33:11And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.Numbers 13:16These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.Numbers 26:65For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.Numbers 14:38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, [which were] of the men that went to search the land, lived [still].Joshua 1:6-9Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.Numbers 27:18-23And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;Joshua 1:1Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
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