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Deuteronomy 7:21

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 7:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible.
Deuteronomy 7:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18thou shalt not be afraid of them: thou shalt well remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
19the great trials which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, whereby Jehovah thy God brought thee out: so shall Jehovah thy God do unto all the peoples of whom thou art afraid.
20Moreover Jehovah thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves, perish from before thee.
21Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible.
22And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
23But Jehovah thy God will deliver them up before thee, and will discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed.
24And he will deliver their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt make their name to perish from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thou shall not be affrighted at them, etc.] At their numbers, nor at their gigantic stature: for the Lord thy God is among you: in the tabernacle, in the holy of holies, which was in the midst of them, and besides would give proof of his powerful presence among them, in protecting them, and destroying their enemies; a mighty God and terrible; mighty to save his people, and terrible to others.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:21 awesome (literally one to be feared): This fear is not the terror induced by a bully who strikes without reason or plan, but the reverential fear of a loving God whose nature is so majestic that it inspires a kind of dread.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Lord: Num 9:20, Num 14:9, Num 14:14, Num 14:42, Num 16:3, Num 23:21; Jos 3:10; Ch2 32:8; Psa 46:5, Psa 46:7, Psa 46:11; Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10; Zac 2:10, Zac 2:11; Co1 14:25 a mighty God: Deu 10:17, Deu 25:8; Sa1 4:8; Neh 1:5, Neh 4:14, Neh 9:32; Zac 12:2-5 Deuteronomy 7:22”
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