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Douay-Rheims Bible

Joshua 1:9

Behold I command thee, take courage, and be strong. Fear not, and be not dismayed: because the Lord thy God is with thee in all things whatsoever thou shalt go to.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Call;   Communion;   Courage;   Faith;   God;   Joshua;   Minister, Christian;   War;   The Topic Concordance - Courage;   Fear;   Strength;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Canaan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Courage;   Encouragement;   Joshua the son of nun;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Leadership;   Presence of God;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Joshua;   Joshua, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jericho;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Annunciation, the ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Courage;   Joshua, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Genesis, the Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 12;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Hebrew Names Version
Haven't I commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; don't be afraid, neither be dismayed: for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
King James Version
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Lexham English Bible
Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go."
English Standard Version
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
New Century Version
Remember that I commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you everywhere you go."
New English Translation
I repeat, be strong and brave! Don't be afraid and don't panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do."
Amplified Bible
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified or dismayed (intimidated), for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
New American Standard Bible
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Haue not I commanded thee, saying, Be strong and of a good courage, feare not, nor be discouraged? for I the Lord thy God will be with thee, whithersoeuer thou goest.
Legacy Standard Bible
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be in dread or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go."
Contemporary English Version
I've commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't ever be afraid or discouraged! I am the Lord your God, and I will be there to help you wherever you go.
Complete Jewish Bible
Haven't I ordered you, ‘Be strong, be bold'? So don't be afraid or downhearted, because Adonai your God is with you wherever you go."
Darby Translation
Have I not commanded thee: Be strong and courageous? Be not afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Easy-to-Read Version
Remember, I commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, I have commanded you. Be strong and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed; for the your God is with you wherever you go.
Good News Translation
Remember that I have commanded you to be determined and confident! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for I, the Lord your God, am with you wherever you go."
Literal Translation
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and brave. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for Jehovah your God is with you in all places where you go.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Lo, I haue commaunded the to be stronge and bolde. Feare not, and be not afrayed: for the LORDE thy God is with ye, whither so euer thou goest.
American Standard Version
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Bible in Basic English
Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Haue not I comaunded thee, that thou shouldest be strong & hardie, and not feare nor be faint hearted? For I the Lorde thy God am with thee, whyther soeuer thou goest.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.'
King James Version (1611)
Haue not I commanded thee? be strong, and of a good courage, bee not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee, whither soeuer thou goest.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Lo! I have commanded thee; be strong and courageous, be not cowardly nor fearful, for the Lord thy God is with thee in all places whither thou goest.
English Revised Version
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Berean Standard Bible
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! Y comaunde to thee; be thou coumfortid, and be thou strong; nyle thou drede `withoutforth, and nyle thou drede withynne; for thi Lord God is with thee in alle thingis, to whiche thou goost.
Young's Literal Translation
`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee [is] Jehovah thy God in every [place] whither thou goest.'
Update Bible Version
Haven't I commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; don't be frightened, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.
Webster's Bible Translation
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.
World English Bible
Haven't I commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; don't be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.
New King James Version
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
New Living Translation
This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
New Life Bible
Have I not told you? Be strong and have strength of heart! Do not be afraid or lose faith. For the Lord your God is with you anywhere you go."
New Revised Standard
I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Have I not commanded thee, Be firm and bold, do not start nor be dismayed, - for, with thee, is Yahweh thy God, whithersoever thou goest?
Revised Standard Version
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

Contextual Overview

1 Now it came to pass after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Josue, the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, and said to him: 2 Moses my servant is dead: arise, and pass over this Jordan, thou and thy people with thee, into the land which I will give to the children of Israel. 3 I will deliver to you every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, as I have said to Moses. 4 From the desert, and from Libanus unto the great river Euphrates, all the land of the Hethites, unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border. 5 No man shall be able to resist you all the days of thy life: as I have been with Moses, so will I be with thee: I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Take courage, and be strong: for thou shalt divide by lot to this people the land for which I swore to their fathers, that I would deliver it to them. 7 Take courage therefore, and be very valiant: that thou mayst observe and do all the law, which Moses my servant hath commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayst understand all things which thou dost. 8 Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and do all things that are written in it: then shalt thou direct thy way, and understand it. 9 Behold I command thee, take courage, and be strong. Fear not, and be not dismayed: because the Lord thy God is with thee in all things whatsoever thou shalt go to.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Have: Deuteronomy 31:7, Deuteronomy 31:8, Deuteronomy 31:28, Judges 6:14, 2 Samuel 13:28, Acts 4:19

Be strong: Joshua 1:6, Joshua 1:7

be not: Genesis 28:15, Deuteronomy 20:1, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 27:2, Jeremiah 1:7, Jeremiah 1:8

for the Lord: Psalms 46:7, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:21 - God Exodus 13:9 - strong hand Exodus 18:19 - God shall Numbers 13:20 - good courage Deuteronomy 1:21 - fear not Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong Joshua 1:5 - as I was Joshua 1:18 - only be Joshua 6:27 - the Lord Joshua 8:1 - Fear not Joshua 8:8 - I have Joshua 10:25 - Fear not Joshua 23:9 - no man Judges 1:19 - the Lord Judges 4:6 - Hath Judges 6:12 - The Lord 1 Samuel 17:11 - dismayed 2 Samuel 10:12 - Be of good 1 Kings 8:57 - General 1 Chronicles 22:16 - Arise 2 Chronicles 15:7 - ye strong 2 Chronicles 17:3 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 19:11 - Deal courageously Ezra 1:3 - his God Nehemiah 4:14 - General Job 29:5 - the Almighty Psalms 60:12 - we shall Isaiah 28:6 - and for strength Isaiah 41:10 - Fear Isaiah 43:2 - I will be Jeremiah 1:19 - for I am Jeremiah 42:11 - for I Jeremiah 46:28 - for I am Daniel 10:19 - be strong Amos 5:14 - and so Haggai 2:4 - now Acts 18:10 - I am Acts 28:15 - he thanked 1 Corinthians 16:13 - be 2 Corinthians 12:9 - My grace Ephesians 6:10 - be

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
Genesis 1:2
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
Genesis 1:5
And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.
Genesis 1:6
And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9
God also said; Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.
Genesis 1:11
And he said: let the earth bring forth green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
Genesis 1:29
And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:
Job 26:7
He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Have not I commanded thee?.... The above things, to go over Jordan with the people into the land of Canaan, and to observe the law of Moses in all things, and to be of good courage, which is again repeated; consider who it is that has given these orders and instructions, the great Jehovah, the everlasting I AM, who is faithful to his promises, and able to perform. The consideration of which would serve to animate him to the work he was called unto, to encourage his faith in God, to engage in his service cheerfully and readily:

be strong, and of a good courage; :-;

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be not afraid, nor be thou dismayed; at his enemies, numerous and powerful, nor discouraged at anything in himself, any unfitness for such service, as he might think, or at any difficulties he might fear from the people he had the government of, and was to lead on; it was enough that the divine Presence was promised him, and which is repeated:

for the Lord thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest: or, as the Targum of Jonathan,

"for thy help is the Word of the Lord thy God;''

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