“1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to
pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister,
saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this
Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to
them, [even] to the children of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of
your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto
Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river,
the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great
sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There 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. 6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people
shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their
fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that
thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my
servant commanded thee: turn not from it [to] the right hand or [to] the
left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 This book of
the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate
therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all
that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be
strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed:
for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
“10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass
through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals;
for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to
possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it. 12
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of
Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 13 Remember the word which Moses the
servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given
you rest, and hath given you this land. 14 Your wives, your little ones,
and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this
side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the
mighty men of valour, and help them; 15 Until the LORD have given your
brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the
land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the
land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’S servant
gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.”
“16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we
will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. 17 According as
we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee:
only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 18 Whosoever
[he be] that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken
unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to
death: only be strong and of a good courage.” (Joshua 1:1-18 AV)
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