Joshua 1:9

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.

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."

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?

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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 Moses, the Lord 's servant, was dead. So the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, who had been the assistant of Moses. The Lord said: ² My servant Moses is dead. Now you must lead Israel across the Jordan River into the land I'm giving to all of you. ³ Wherever you go, I'll give you that land, as I promised Moses. ⁴ It will reach from the Southern Desert to the Lebanon Mountains in the north, and to the northeast as far as the great Euphrates River. It will include the land of the Hittites, and the land from here at the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea on the west. ⁵ Joshua, I will always be with you and help you as I helped Moses, and no one will ever be able to defeat you. ⁶Long ago I promised the ancestors of Israel that I would give this land to their descendants. So be strong and brave! Be careful to do everything my servant Moses taught you. Never stop reading The Book of the Law he gave you. Day and night you must think about what it says. If you obey it completely, you and Israel will be able to take this land. ⁹ 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.

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 the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:2
The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

Genesis 1:5
and named the light "Day" and the darkness "Night." Evening came and then morning—that was the first day.

Genesis 1:6

The Second Day

God said, "I command a dome to separate the water above it from the water below it."

Genesis 1:8
and named it "Sky." Evening came and then morning—that was the second day.

Genesis 1:9

The Third Day

God said, "I command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:11
God said, "I command the earth to produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:28
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Genesis 1:29
I have provided all kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat.

Job 26:7
who hung the northern sky and suspended the earth on empty space.

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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