Deuteronomy 31:8

Complete Jewish Bible

But Adonai — it is he who will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you, so don't be afraid or downhearted."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD, he it is who does go before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

King James Version
And the Lord , he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Lexham English Bible
Yahweh is the one going before you; he will be with you, and he will not leave you alone, and he will not forsake you; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be discouraged."

English Standard Version
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

New Century Version
The Lord himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don't be afraid and don't worry."

New English Translation
The Lord is indeed going before you—he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!"

Amplified Bible
"It is the LORD who goes before you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

New American Standard Bible
"And the LORD is the One who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lorde him selfe doeth go before thee: he will be with thee: he will not faile thee, neither forsake thee: feare not therefore, nor be discomforted.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

Contemporary English Version
The Lord will lead you into the land. He will always be with you and help you, so don't ever be afraid of your enemies.

Darby Translation
And Jehovah, he it is that goeth before thee: he will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord will lead you. He himself is with you. He will not fail you or leave you. Don't worry. Don't be afraid!"

George Lamsa Translation
And it is the LORD who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, nor forsake you; fear not, neither tremble, nor be dismayed.

Good News Translation
The Lord himself will lead you and be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you, so do not lose courage or be afraid."

Literal Translation
And Jehovah is He who is going before you; He Himself shall be with you; He shall not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear nor be afraid.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the LORDE himselfe that goeth before you, euen HE shal be with the, and shal not fayle the, ner forsake the: Feare not, and be not afrayed.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Bible in Basic English
It is the Lord who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not take away his help from you or give you up: so have no fear.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde he doth go before thee, he shalbe with thee, he shall not fayle thee, neither forsake thee: feare not therfore, nor be discomfyted.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.'

King James Version (1611)
And the Lord, he it is that doth goe before thee, he will be with thee, hee will not faile thee, neither forsake thee: feare not, neither be dismayed.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord that goes with thee shall not forsake thee nor abandon thee; fear not, neither be afraid.

English Revised Version
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord hym silf whiche is youre ledere, schal be with thee, he schal not leeue, nether schal forsake thee; nyle thou drede, nether drede thou in herte.

Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah [is] He who is going before thee, He himself is with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.'

Update Bible Version
And Yahweh, it is he that goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

World English Bible
Yahweh, he it is who does go before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

New King James Version
And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed."

New Living Translation
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you."

New Life Bible
The Lord is the One Who goes before you. He will be with you. He will be faithful to you and will not leave you alone. Do not be afraid or troubled."

New Revised Standard
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Yahweh, it is who is going before thee, he will be with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee, - thou must not fear nor be dismayed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Revised Standard Version
It is the LORD who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you or forsake you; do not fear or be dismayed."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

Contextual Overview

¹ [In regular years read with Parashah 51, in leap years read separately] Moshe went and spoke the following words to all Isra'el: ² "I am 120 years old today. I can't get around any longer; moreover, Adonai has said to me, ‘You will not cross this Yarden.' ³ Adonai your God — he will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations ahead of you, and you will dispossess them. Y'hoshua — he will cross over ahead of you, as Adonai has said. ⁴ (LY: ii) Adonai will do to them what he did to Sichon and ‘Og, the kings of the Emori, and to their land — he destroyed them. ⁵ Adonai will defeat them ahead of you, and you are to do to them just as I have ordered you to do. ⁶ Be strong, be bold, don't be afraid or frightened of them, for Adonai your God is going with you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you." ⁷ (RY: v, LY: iii) Next Moshe summoned Y'hoshua and, in the sight of all Isra'el, said to him, "Be strong, be bold, for you are going with this people into the land Adonai swore to their ancestors he would give them. You will be the one causing them to inherit it. ⁸ But Adonai — it is he who will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you, so don't be afraid or downhearted."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he it is that: Deuteronomy 31:3, Deuteronomy 9:3, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 33:14

he will be: Deuteronomy 31:6, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:2, Romans 8:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:21 - God Numbers 13:8 - Oshea Numbers 14:9 - the Lord Numbers 20:28 - put them Numbers 27:18 - Take thee Numbers 27:23 - General Deuteronomy 1:38 - encourage him Deuteronomy 20:1 - the Lord Deuteronomy 31:23 - he gave Joshua Joshua 8:1 - Fear not 1 Samuel 17:11 - dismayed 1 Kings 6:13 - will not forsake 1 Kings 8:57 - General 1 Kings 11:38 - that I will 1 Chronicles 22:13 - be strong 2 Chronicles 20:15 - Be not afraid Jeremiah 1:8 - for I am Hebrews 13:5 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 30:32
I will also go through the flock and pick out every speckled, spotted or brown sheep, and every speckled or spotted goat; these and their offspring will be my wages.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord, he [it is] that doth go before thee,.... The Word of the Lord, his Shechinah, according to the above Targum, and so in the next clause; the same that brought Israel out of Egypt, had gone before them in the wilderness, and now would go before Joshua and them into the land of Canaan:

he will be with thee; to guide and direct, to assist and strengthen, to protect and defend, to give success to his arms, and victory over his enemies:

he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; not fail to give him counsel and direction, to afford him strength, and to fill him with courage, and to deliver his enemies into his hands; nor forsake him till he had finished the work he was to do, had made a complete conquest of the Canaanites, and settled the people of Israel in their land:

fear not, neither be dismayed; at the number and strength of the enemy, nor at any difficulties that might lie in the way of finishing so great an undertaking, since the Lord would be with him; see Romans 8:31.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moses hands over to Joshua that office as leader of the people, to which he had already been designated Deuteronomy 1:38; Numbers 27:23. He assigns also to the Levitical priests and the elders, as the ecclesiastical and civil heads of the nation, the responsibility of teaching the law and enforcing its observance Deuteronomy 31:10-13. Both these were symbolic acts, designed to mark the responsibility of the parties concerned after the death of Moses.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 31:8. The Lord - doth go before thee — To prepare thy way, and to direct thee.

He will be with thee — Accompany thee in all thy journeys, and assist thee in all thy enterprises.

He will not fail thee — Thy expectation, however strong and extensive, shall never be disappointed: thou canst not expect too much from him.

Neither forsake thee — He knows that without him thou canst do nothing, and therefore he will continue with thee, and in such a manner too that the excellence of the power shall appear to be of him, and not of man.