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# Be strong and of good courage
"Be strong and courageous"
# fear not, and do not be afraid of them
"do not fear them at all"
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# Yahweh your God ... with you ... fail you nor abandon you
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Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
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# he will not fail you nor abandon you
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This can be treated as litotes and translated positively. Alternate translation: "he will always fulfill his promise to you and will always be with you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])
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