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The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 1, Verse 31

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The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
King James Version
And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.
American Standard Version
and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that Jehovah thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place.
New English Translation
and in the wilderness, where you saw him carrying you along like a man carries his son. This he did everywhere you went until you came to this very place.”
World English Bible
and in the wilderness, where you have seen how that Yahweh your God bore you, as a man does bear his son, in all the way that you went, until you came to this place."
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Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
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Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents [in], in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
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And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
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Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
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Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
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Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
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[But] Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
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Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
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But [as for] you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
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Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.