Deuteronomy 31:5

Verse

The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah will deliver them up before you, and ye shall do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have commanded you.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord will give them up into your hands, and you are to do to them as I have given you orders.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Therefore when the Lord shall have delivered these also to you, you shall do in like manner to them as I have commanded you,

Free Bible Version

The Lord will hand them over to you, and you will deal with them exactly as I've told you.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord shall giue them before you that ye may do vnto them according vnto euery commandement, which I haue comanded you.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.

One Unity Resource Bible

Adonai will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the mitzvot ·instructions· I have enjoined you.

Translation for Translators

Yahweh will enable you to conquer those nations, but you must kill all of the people of those nations, which is what I have commanded you to do.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Yahweh will give you victory over them when you meet them in battle, and you will do to them all that I commanded you.

Noah Webster Bible

And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.

World English Bible

Yahweh will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandment which I have commanded you.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah hath given them before your face, and ye have done to them according to all the command which I have commanded you;

Context

Joshua to Succeed Moses

⁴And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land.⁵The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you. 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.”

Summary

In this verse, Moses reassures the Israelites that the Lord will go before them and will be with them; He will not leave them or forsake them. This promise of God's presence and faithfulness is a source of comfort and strength as the Israelites prepare to enter the Promised Land without Moses. It serves as a reminder that even in times of transition and uncertainty, God remains constant and will guide His people through every step of their journey. The verse underscores the importance of trusting in God's providence and relying on His unfailing presence in all circumstances.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Be strong and of a good courage,.... The Septuagint version is,"play the men, and be strong;''be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, trusting and relying on him that goes before you; and so take heart, and be of good courage, and act the manly part; the apostle seems to refer to this passage, Co1 16:13, fear not, nor be afraid of them; their enemies, though so numerous, so mighty, and some of them of a gigantic stature, and their cities strong and well fenced: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee: in comparison of whom, numbers of men, their strength of body, and fortified places, signify nothing: he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee; not fail to fulfil his promises to them, not leave them till he had given them complete victory over their enemies, put them into the possession of their land, and settled them in it. This promise, though made to literal Israel, belongs to the spiritual Israel of God, and is made good to every true believer in the Lord; see Heb 13:5.