Deuteronomy 3 · Verse 22

Deuteronomy 3:22

Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.
Deuteronomy 3:22, King James Version

Deuteronomy 3:22 in other translations

BSBDo not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”
WEBYou shall not fear them; for the LORD your God himself fights for you.”
ASVYe shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you.
YLTfear them not, for Jehovah your God, He is fighting for you.
DARBYYe shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he will fight for you.
BBEHave no fear of them, for the Lord your God will be fighting for you.
WebsterYe shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.

What does Deuteronomy 3:22 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:21-29

Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus the aged and experienced in the service of God, should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those who are young, and setting out in religion. Consider what God has done, what God has promised. If God be for us, who can be against us, so as to prevail? We reproach our Leader if we follow him trembling. Moses prayed, that, if it were God's will, he might go…

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Deuteronomy 3:22 in the original Hebrew

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לֹ֖אlo'notH3808
תְִּירָא֑וּםti.ra.'Umyou must fear themH3372
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
הַנִּלְחָ֥םha.nil.Cham[is] the [one who] will fightH3898
לָכֶֽם\׃\ \סla.Khemfor you

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 3:22

  • Exodus 14:14

    The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

  • Deuteronomy 20:4

    For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

  • 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;

  • 2 Chronicles 20:17

    Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.

  • Joshua 10:42

    And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:29

    And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.

  • Isaiah 43:1-2

    But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  • Psalms 44:3

    For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

  • Numbers 21:34

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:12

    And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

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shall not.
Isa 43:1,2
for the Lord.
1:30; 20:4; Ex 14:14; Nu 21:34; Jos 10:42; 2Ch 13:12; 20:17,29
Ps 44:3

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 3:21

    And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.

  • Deuteronomy 3:22

    Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.

  • Deuteronomy 3:23

    And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,

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Deuteronomy 3:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No los temáis; que Jehová vuestro Dios, él es el que pelea por vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ne les craignez pas; car l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, est celui qui combat pour vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Fürchtet sie nicht! denn Jehova, euer Gott, er ist es, der für euch streitet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ne timeas eos: Dominus enim Deus vester pugnabit pro vobis.