And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- BSB And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- NKJV And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- NASB And He said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- NLT The Lord replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”
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Quick answer
God answers, 'My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.' The promise of God's own presence is the heart of the assurance Moses sought.
Overview
God grants the very thing in question: His personal presence will accompany Israel. The promise of 'rest' anticipates the settled life in the land and, more deeply, the rest found in God Himself. This points forward to Christ, who offers rest to all who come to Him (Matthew 11:28) and to the eternal Sabbath rest (Hebrews 4).
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Cross-references · 12
- Matt 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Josh 1:5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- Josh 21:44And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
- Isa 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
- Heb 4:8–9For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
- Ps 95:11Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
- Josh 22:4And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Exod 13:21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
- Jer 6:16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
- Josh 23:1And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
- Deut 3:20Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
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