1:5a

No one shall stand against you: The expression stand against means “resist” or “oppose.” Yahweh told Joshua that no enemy would be able to defeat him.

you: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as you is singular, and refers to Joshua.

all the days of your life: The phrase all the days of your life indicates for as long as Joshua lived.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

No one will succeed in fighting with you (sing.) all your life
-or-
No one will be able to defeat you as long as you live (Good News Translation)

1:5b

As I was with Moses, so will I be with you: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

I will be with you in the same way that I was with Moses
-or-
I will help you as I helped Moses

1:5c

I will never leave you nor forsake you: The Hebrew verbs that the Berean Standard Bible translates as leave and forsake are close in meaning. The use of two verbs shows emphasis in Hebrew. In some languages the use of two synonymous verbs may not show emphasis. It might be unnatural or confusing to use two words that mean the same thing. If this is true in your language, you could use only one word but add an intensifier, for example:

I will never fail you
-or-
I will definitely not abandon you

You could also use two expressions with the same meaning, one positive and one negative. For example:

I will always be with you; I will never abandon you (Good News Translation)

Here is another way to translate this part of the verse.

I will not leave you or forget you (New Century Version)

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