Joshua 10 · Verse 8

Joshua 10:8

And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
Joshua 10:8, King James Version

Joshua 10:8 in other translations

BSBThe LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
WEBThe LORD said to Joshua, “Don’t fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands. Not a man of them will stand before you.”
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Joshua, ‘Be not afraid of them, for into thy hand I have given them, there doth not stand a man of them in thy presence.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to Joshua, Fear them not; for into thy hand have I given them: not a man of them shall stand before thee.
BBEAnd the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear of them, for I have given them into your hands; they will all give way before you.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

What does Joshua 10:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:6-8

Jos 10:6-9. Joshua Rescues It. 6-8. the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua--Their appeal was urgent and their claim to protection irresistible, on the ground, not only of kindness and sympathy, but of justice. In attacking the Canaanites, Joshua had received from God a general assurance of success (Jos 1:5). But the intelligence of so formidable a combination among the native princes seems to have depressed his mind…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 10:7-14

The meanest and most feeble, who have just begun to trust the Lord, are as much entitled to be protected as those who have long and faithfully been his servants. It is our duty to defend the afflicted, who, like the Gibeonites, are brought into trouble on our account, or for the sake of the gospel. Joshua would not forsake his new vassals. How much less shall our true Joshua fail those who trust in Him! We may be…

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Joshua 10:8 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.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּירָ֣אti.Ra'you be afraidH3372
מֵהֶ֔םme.Hemfrom <the> them
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
בְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.Khain hand yourH3027
נְתַתִּ֑יםne.ta.TimI have given themH5414
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.Modhe will make a standH5975
אִ֛ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
מֵהֶ֖םme.Hemfrom <the> them
בְּפָנֶֽיךָ\׃be.fa.Nei.khain face yourH6440

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Cross references for Joshua 10:8

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  • Joshua 11:6

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

  • Deuteronomy 3:2

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

  • Judges 4:14-15

    And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the Lord gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

  • Psalms 27:1-2

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

  • Isaiah 41:10-15

    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 1:5-9

    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. 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. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. …

  • Joshua 8:1

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

  • Deuteronomy 20:1-4

    When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

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1:5-9; 8:1; 11:6; De 3:2; 20:1-4; Jud 4:14,15; Ps 27:1,2
Isa 41:10-15; Ro 8:31

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Context

  • Joshua 10:7

    So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

  • Joshua 10:8

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

  • Joshua 10:9

    Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

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Joshua 10:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová dijo á Josué: No tengas temor de ellos: porque yo los he entregado en tu mano, y ninguno de ellos parará delante de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel dit à Josué: Ne les crains pas, car je les ai livrés en ta main; pas un d’entre eux ne tiendra devant toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu Josua: Fürchte dich nicht vor ihnen, denn ich habe sie in deine Hand gegeben; kein Mann von ihnen wird vor dir standhalten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Dominus ad Josue: Ne timeas eos: in manus enim tuas tradidi illos: nullus ex eis tibi resistere poterit.