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Joshua 1:7 — Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to…
“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.”
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The verses around Joshua 1:7.
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.
9Have 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.
Verse explanation
The command not to turn from the law of Moses to the right hand or to the left is a figure of speech about total faithfulness, not an instruction about walking in a straight line. It appears as the central condition for the conquest of the land to succeed.
From the Joshua 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Joshua 1:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Tão sómente esforça-te e tem mui bom animo, para teres o cuidado de fazer conforme a toda a lei que meu servo Moysés te ordenou; d'ella não te desvies, nem para a direita nem para a esquerda, para que prudentemente te conduzas por onde quer que andares.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Somente te esforces, e sejas muito valente, para cuidar de fazer conforme toda a lei que meu servo Moisés te mandou: não te apartes dela nem à direita nem à esquerda, para que sejas próspero em todas as coisas que empreenderes.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Sé fuerte y muy valiente, y asegúrate de obedecer toda la ley que mi siervo Moisés te ha ordenado seguir. No te apartes de ella, ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda, para que tengas éxito en todo lo que hagas.
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