Deuteronomy 31:5 (GNV)

Passage

And the Lord shall giue them before you that ye may do vnto them according vnto euery commandement, which I haue comanded you.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 31:3 The Lord thy God he will go ouer before thee: he will destroy these nations before thee, and thou shalt possesse them. Ioshua, he shall goe before thee, as the Lord hath said.

Deuteronomy 31:4 And the Lord shall doe vnto them, as he did to Sihon and to Og Kings of the Amorites: and vnto their lande whome he destroyed.

Deuteronomy 31:5 And the Lord shall giue them before you that ye may do vnto them according vnto euery commandement, which I haue comanded you.

Deuteronomy 31:6 Plucke vp your hearts therefore, and be strong: dread not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God him selfe doeth goe with thee: he will not faile thee, nor forsake thee.

Deuteronomy 31:7 And Moses called Ioshua, and said vnto him in the sight of all Israel, Be of a good courage and strong: for thou shalt go with this people vnto the lande which the Lord hath sworne vnto their fathers, to giue them, and thou shalt giue it them to inherite.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "shall", "giue", "before", "vnto", "euery", and "commandement". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And the Lord shall doe vnto them..." into verse 6's "Plucke vp your hearts therefore and be...", so "lord" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.