Deuteronomio 31:7

7 Llamó entonces Moisés a Josué, y en presencia de todo Israel le dijo: «Sé fuerte y valiente, porque tú entrarás con este pueblo al territorio que el SEÑOR juró darles a sus antepasados. Tú harás que ellos tomen posesión de su herencia.

Deuteronomio 31:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 31:7

And Moses called unto Joshua
Who might be at some distance from him, with the tribe to which he belonged. The Targum of Jonathan adds,

``out of the midst of the people:''

and said unto him, in the sight of all Israel;
now assembled together, and what follows was said in their hearing, to make him the more respectable to them:

be strong and of a good courage;
the same that is said to the people in ( Deuteronomy 31:6 ) , and which was still more necessary in him, who was to be their general, and to go at the head of them, and lead them on to battle; and though Joshua was a man of courage and valour, as well as had military skill, as appears by his fight with Amalek, ( Exodus 17:9-13 ) ; yet such an exhortation was not needless, seeing he had so much work to do, and so many enemies to contend with:

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;
the Targum of Jonathan is,

``which the Word of the Lord hath sworn to give;''

the land of Canaan, thither he must go with them; this was the will and determination of God, and he must go alone without him, Moses, which would be a trial of his courage.

Deuteronomio 31:7 In-Context

5 Cuando el SEÑOR los entregue en sus manos, ustedes los tratarán según mis órdenes.

6 Sean fuertes y valientes. No teman ni se asusten ante esas naciones, pues el SEÑOR su Dios siempre los acompañará; nunca los dejará ni los abandonará».

7 Llamó entonces Moisés a Josué, y en presencia de todo Israel le dijo: «Sé fuerte y valiente, porque tú entrarás con este pueblo al territorio que el SEÑOR juró darles a sus antepasados. Tú harás que ellos tomen posesión de su herencia.

8 El SEÑOR mismo marchará al frente de ti y estará contigo; nunca te dejará ni te abandonará. No temas ni te desanimes».

9 Moisés escribió esta ley y se la entregó a los sacerdotes levitas que transportaban el arca del pacto del SEÑOR, y a todos los ancianos de Israel.