Deuteronomy 31:3

WEB

The Lord your God, he will go over before you; he will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua shall go over before you, as the Lord has spoken.

KJV

The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.

Commentary

The Lord thy God, he will go over before thee,.... This he said to encourage the people of Israel; that though he should die, and not go over wit h them, their ever living and true God, the great Jehovah, the Lord of hosts, he would go before them, and fight their battles for them; so that they had nothing to fear from their enemies: and he will destroy those nations from before thee; the seven nations which then inhabited the land: and thou shalt possess them; their countries, cities, and houses, fields, and vineyards: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee; as their general to fight for them, subdue their enemies, and put them into the possession of the land, and divide it to them: as the Lord hath said; Deu 3:28 .