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Deuteronomy 3:22

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Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Ye shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you.

KJV

Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.

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This verse in Deuteronomy 3

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Ye shall not fear them,.... On account of the numbers, strength, courage, and gigantic stature of the inhabitants, at least some of them; nor on account of their walled towns, and fortified cities: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you; as he did, particularly at Jericho, the walls of which city fell at the sound of rams' horns; and at Gibeon, when he cast down hailstones on their enemies, and more were slain by them than with the sword; and in all their battles it was he that gave them success and victory.

This site's exposition

And at that time I commanded Joshua

on Deuteronomy 3:21-22

Joshua is charged on the evidence of his own eyes, "all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings". Sihon and Og are the sample of what awaits the kingdoms ahead.

This site's exposition

the LORD your God Himself will fight for you

The charge ends with its reason, the one Moses gave the people at 1:30. John Gill names the fears it answers, the numbers, strength and stature of the enemy and fortified cities. He points ahead to the fall of Jericho's walls and the hailstones at Gibeon as the promise kept.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

We reproach our leader if we follow him trembling. The prayer which Moses made for himself, and the answer which God gave to that prayer. His prayer was that, if it were God's will, he might go before Israel over Jordan into Canaan.

The words behind it

8 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • לֹ֖אnot

    lo'H3808 →5168 times

  • תְִּירָא֑וּםyou must fear them

    tiraumH3372 →315 times

  • כִּ֚יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • יְהוָ֣הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod your

    ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times

  • ה֖וּאhe

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • הַנִּלְחָ֥ם[is] the [one who] will fight

    hanilchamH3898 →177 times

  • לָכֶֽם׃ סfor you

    lakhem

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

14 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Joshua 23:10One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.438 worksExodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”181 worksDeuteronomy 20:4For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”24 worksDeuteronomy 1:30The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt15 works2 Chronicles 20:17You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”11 worksJoshua 10:42And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.11 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 20:29And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.11 worksIsaiah 43:1–2Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!9 worksPsalms 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.8 worksNehemiah 4:20Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”8 works2 Chronicles 13:12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”7 worksNumbers 21:34But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”7 worksExodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”6 worksGenesis 14:5In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 14:14

    The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 1:30

      The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Joshua 23:10

      One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Deuteronomy 20:4

      For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”

    • 2 Chronicles 20:17

      You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out…

    • Joshua 23:3

      “and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 20:17

    You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out…

    it leads to

    • Exodus 14:13–14

      But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never…

    • 2 Chronicles 15:2

      So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him,…

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 20:4

    For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”

    it leads to

    • Exodus 14:14

      The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

Where this verse is studied

About Deuteronomy

Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 3 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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