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Deuteronomy 31:8

The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068 →
ה֣וּא׀hu'heH1931 →
הַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.Lekh[is] the [one who] goesH1980 →
לְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →
ה֚וּאhu'heH1931 →
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehhe will beH1961 →
עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.Khahe will abandon youH7503 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.kahe will forsake youH5800 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
תִירָ֖אti.Ra'you must be afraidH3372 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תֵחָֽת׃te.Chatyou must be dismayedH2865 →

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Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”Exodus 33:14And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”Joshua 1:9Have 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.”Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.Isaiah 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!Exodus 13:21–22And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.2 Chronicles 20:15And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.Deuteronomy 9:3But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.Deuteronomy 31:3The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.Isaiah 8:9–10Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!Deuteronomy 20:1When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.Deuteronomy 4:31For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.Jeremiah 1:8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.Numbers 14:9Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”1 Kings 8:57May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.

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