It is the LORD who goes before you; he will be with you: again two statements that mean the same. Yahweh will lead them as they advance into Canaan.

He will not fail you or forsake you: as in verse 6.

Do not fear or be dismayed: here the second verb is different from the one in verse 6, but it has a very similar meaning.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .