Joshua 1 · Verse 5

Joshua 1:5

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Joshua 1:5, King James Version

Joshua 1:5 in other translations

BSB	No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
WEB	No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.
ASV	There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
YLT	‘No man doth station himself before thee all days of thy life; as I have been with Moses, I am with thee, I do not fail thee, nor forsake thee;
DARBY	None shall be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee; I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.
BBE	While you are living, all will give way before you: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not take away my help from you or give you up.
Webster	There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

What does Joshua 1:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 1:2-9

2-9. now therefore arise, go over this Jordan--Joshua's mission was that of a military leader. This passage records his call to begin the work, and the address contains a literal repetition of the promise made to Moses (De 11:24, 25; 31:6-8, 23).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 Be able to stand before thee - Because God shall be with thee, therefore thou shalt be irresistible. This promise was most punctually literally fulfilled.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 1:5-9

Joshua is to make the law of God his rule. He is charged to meditate therein day and night, that he might understand it. Whatever affairs of this world we have to mind, we must not neglect the one thing needful. All his orders to the people, and his judgments, must be according to the law of God. Joshua must himself be under command; no man's dignity or dominion sets him above the law of God. He is to encourage himself with the promise and presence of God. Let not the sense of thine own infirmities dishearten thee; God is all-sufficient. I have commanded, called, and commissioned thee to do it, and will be sure to bear thee out in it. When we are in the way of duty, we have reason to be strong and very bold. Our Lord Jesus, as Joshua here, was borne up under his sufferings by a regard to the will of God, and the commandment from his Father.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Joshua 1:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808

יִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.Tzevhe will standH3320

אִישׁ֙'ishanyoneH376

לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440

כֹּ֖לkolallH3605

יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117

חַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khalife yourH2416

כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834

הָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiI wasH1961

עִם\־'im-withH5973

מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872

אֶהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehI will beH1961

עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808

אַרְפְּךָ֖'ar.pe.KhaI will abandon youH7503

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808

אֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ\׃'e.'ez.Ve.kaI will leave youH5800

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 1:5

Deuteronomy 31:6-8
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. 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. 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.
Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Isaiah 41:10-14
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. …
Joshua 1:9
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.
Acts 18:9-10
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
Deuteronomy 20:4
For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
2 Timothy 4:17
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Isaiah 43:2-5
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. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Joshua 3:7
And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
Exodus 3:12
And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

There shall.
De 7:24; 20:4; Ps 46:11; Ro 8:31,37
as I was.
9,17; 3:7; 6:27; Ex 3:12; De 31:8,23; Mt 28:20; Ac 18:9,10; 2Ti 4:17
I will not.
De 31:6-8; Isa 41:10-14; 43:2-5; Heb 13:5

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Context

Joshua 1:4
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Joshua 1:6
Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

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Joshua 1:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Nadie te podrá hacer frente en todos los días de tu vida: como yo fuí con Moisés, seré contigo; no te dejaré, ni te desampararé.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Personne ne tiendra devant toi, tous les jours de ta vie; comme j’ai été avec Moïse, ainsi je serai avec toi: je ne te laisserai point et je ne t’abandonnerai point.
German Elberfelder 1871	Es soll niemand vor dir bestehen alle Tage deines Lebens: so wie ich mit Mose gewesen bin, werde ich mit dir sein; ich werde dich nicht versäumen und dich nicht verlassen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Nullus poterit vobis resistere cunctis diebus vitæ tuæ: sicut fui cum Moyse, ita ero tecum: non dimittam, nec derelinquam te.