Verse
Joshua 1:6 — Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou…
“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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The verses around Joshua 1:6.
4From 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.
5There 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.
6Be 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.
7Only 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.
8This 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.
Verse explanation
“Be strong and of a good courage” repeats several times in this chapter — it is not a motivational speech, it is the condition God ties to the conquest: without courage, the land will not become the people’s possession.
From the Joshua 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Joshua 1:6 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Esforça-te, e tem bom animo: porque tu farás a este povo herdar a terra que jurei a seus paes lhes daria.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Esforça-te e sê valente: porque tu repartirás a este povo por herança a terra, da qual jurei a seus pais que a daria a eles.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¡Sé fuerte! ¡Sé valiente! Serás el líder del pueblo mientras habiten la tierra que le prometí a sus antepasados.
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In other languages: Português (Josué 1:6) · Español (Josué 1:6)
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