Deuteronomy 1:29
Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
Deuteronomy 1:29 in other translations
| BSB | So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them! |
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| WEB | Then I said to you, “Don’t be terrified. Don’t be afraid of them. |
| ASV | Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. |
| YLT | ‘And I say unto you, Be not terrified, nor be afraid of them; |
| DARBY | And I said unto you, Be not afraid, neither fear them; |
| BBE | Then I said to you, Have no fear of them. |
| Webster | Then I said to you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. |
What does Deuteronomy 1:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:22-33
22-33. ye came ... and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land--The proposal to despatch spies emanated from the people through unbelief; but Moses, believing them sincere, gave his cordial assent to this measure, and God on being consulted permitted them to follow the suggestion (see on Nu 13:1). The issue proved disastrous to them, only through their own sin and folly.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:19-46
Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land…
Deuteronomy 1:29 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Deuteronomy 1:28
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
- Deuteronomy 1:29
Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
- Deuteronomy 1:30
The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
Deuteronomy 1:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces os dije: No temáis, ni tengáis miedo de ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – Et je vous dis: Ne vous épouvantez pas, et ne les craignez point; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach ich zu euch: Erschrecket nicht und fürchtet euch nicht vor ihnen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dixi vobis: Nolite metuere, nec timeatis eos: |