Joshua 1:5

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³ I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.

⁴ Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.

No 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.

⁶ Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.

⁷ Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: No 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.
KJV: There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
WEB: No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.
ASV: There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life. as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
DARBY: None shall be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee; I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.
BLB: No man shall stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, I will be with you. I will not leave you and I will not forsake you.

ÅB: Ingen skal kunne stå seg mot deg alle ditt livs dager; slik som jeg var med Moses, vil jeg være med deg; jeg vil ikke slippe deg og ikke forlate deg.
OTB: Ingen skal kunne stå seg mot deg alle ditt livs dager. Som jeg var med Moses, slik vil jeg være med deg; jeg vil ikke forlate deg eller svikte deg.
B1930: Ingen skal kunne stå sig mot dig alle ditt livs dager; likesom jeg var med Moses, vil jeg være med dig; jeg vil ikke slippe dig og ikke forlate dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be 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.”
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Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
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Joshua 1:9
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.”
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Acts 18:9–10
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
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Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
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2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
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