Deuteronomy 31:8

King James Version

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.

Parallel Translations

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged."

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.'

Contemporary English Version
The Lord will lead you into the land. He will always be with you and help you, so don't ever be afraid of your enemies.

Complete Jewish Bible
But Adonai — it is he who will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you, so don't be afraid or downhearted."

Darby Translation
And Jehovah, he it is that goeth before thee: he will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord will lead you. He himself is with you. He will not fail you or leave you. Don't worry. Don't be afraid!"

Bible in Basic English
It is the Lord who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not take away his help from you or give you up: so have no fear.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde he doth go before thee, he shalbe with thee, he shall not fayle thee, neither forsake thee: feare not therfore, nor be discomfyted.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lorde him selfe doeth go before thee: he will be with thee: he will not faile thee, neither forsake thee: feare not therefore, nor be discomforted.

George Lamsa Translation
And it is the LORD who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, nor forsake you; fear not, neither tremble, nor be dismayed.

Good News Translation
The Lord himself will lead you and be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you, so do not lose courage or be afraid."

English Standard Version
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD, he it is who does go before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
Yahweh, he it is who does go before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

Lexham English Bible
Yahweh is the one going before you; he will be with you, and he will not leave you alone, and he will not forsake you; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be discouraged."

Literal Translation
And Jehovah is He who is going before you; He Himself shall be with you; He shall not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear nor be afraid.

New Century Version
The Lord himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don't be afraid and don't worry."

New English Translation
The Lord is indeed going before you—he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!"

New International Version
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

New King James Version
And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord hym silf whiche is youre ledere, schal be with thee, he schal not leeue, nether schal forsake thee; nyle thou drede, nether drede thou in herte.

Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah [is] He who is going before thee, He himself is with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.'

New Revised Standard
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Yahweh, it is who is going before thee, he will be with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee, - thou must not fear nor be dismayed.

Amplified Bible
"It is the LORD who goes before you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

American Standard Version
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.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord that goes with thee shall not forsake thee nor abandon thee; fear not, neither be afraid.

English Revised Version
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.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord is the One who will go before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged."

King James Version (1611)
And the Lord, he it is that doth goe before thee, he will be with thee, hee will not faile thee, neither forsake thee: feare not, neither be dismayed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Revised Standard Version
It is the LORD who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you or forsake you; do not fear or be dismayed."

Update Bible Version
And Yahweh, it is he that goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the LORDE himselfe that goeth before you, euen HE shal be with the, and shal not fayle the, ner forsake the: Feare not, and be not afrayed.

New International Version (1984)
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

New American Standard Bible
"And the LORD is the One who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed."

New Living Translation
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you."

New Life Bible
The Lord is the One Who goes before you. He will be with you. He will be faithful to you and will not leave you alone. Do not be afraid or troubled."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."

Contextual Overview

¹ And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. ² And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. ³ The Lord thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath said. ⁴ And the Lord shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. ⁵ 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. ⁶ Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. ⁷ And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. ⁸ 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he it is that: Deuteronomy 31:3, Deuteronomy 9:3, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 33:14

he will be: Deuteronomy 31:6, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:2, Romans 8:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:21 - God Numbers 13:8 - Oshea Numbers 14:9 - the Lord Numbers 20:28 - put them Numbers 27:18 - Take thee Numbers 27:23 - General Deuteronomy 1:38 - encourage him Deuteronomy 20:1 - the Lord Deuteronomy 31:23 - he gave Joshua Joshua 8:1 - Fear not 1 Samuel 17:11 - dismayed 1 Kings 6:13 - will not forsake 1 Kings 8:57 - General 1 Kings 11:38 - that I will 1 Chronicles 22:13 - be strong 2 Chronicles 20:15 - Be not afraid Jeremiah 1:8 - for I am Hebrews 13:5 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 30:32
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord, he [it is] that doth go before thee,.... The Word of the Lord, his Shechinah, according to the above Targum, and so in the next clause; the same that brought Israel out of Egypt, had gone before them in the wilderness, and now would go before Joshua and them into the land of Canaan:

he will be with thee; to guide and direct, to assist and strengthen, to protect and defend, to give success to his arms, and victory over his enemies:

he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; not fail to give him counsel and direction, to afford him strength, and to fill him with courage, and to deliver his enemies into his hands; nor forsake him till he had finished the work he was to do, had made a complete conquest of the Canaanites, and settled the people of Israel in their land:

fear not, neither be dismayed; at the number and strength of the enemy, nor at any difficulties that might lie in the way of finishing so great an undertaking, since the Lord would be with him; see Romans 8:31.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moses hands over to Joshua that office as leader of the people, to which he had already been designated Deuteronomy 1:38; Numbers 27:23. He assigns also to the Levitical priests and the elders, as the ecclesiastical and civil heads of the nation, the responsibility of teaching the law and enforcing its observance Deuteronomy 31:10-13. Both these were symbolic acts, designed to mark the responsibility of the parties concerned after the death of Moses.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 31:8. The Lord - doth go before thee — To prepare thy way, and to direct thee.

He will be with thee — Accompany thee in all thy journeys, and assist thee in all thy enterprises.

He will not fail thee — Thy expectation, however strong and extensive, shall never be disappointed: thou canst not expect too much from him.

Neither forsake thee — He knows that without him thou canst do nothing, and therefore he will continue with thee, and in such a manner too that the excellence of the power shall appear to be of him, and not of man.