Joshua 1

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  1. 1After the death of Moses, the servant of the LORD, the LORD spoke to Joshua, son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant.
  2. 2Moses my servant is dead. Now get up, you and all these people, and cross the Jordan River into the land I am giving to the children of Israel.
  3. 3I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will walk on, as I said to Moses.
  4. 4From the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates, including all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea toward the west—this shall be your territory.
  5. 5No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you or forsake you.
  6. 6Be strong and courageous, for you will divide the land among these people as their inheritance, the land I promised to give to their ancestors.
  7. 7Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to follow all the law that my servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may succeed wherever you go.
  8. 8Keep this book of the law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will make your way prosperous and have good success.
  9. 9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
  10. 10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people,
  11. 11Go through the camp and tell the people, 'Prepare your supplies. In three days, you will cross the Jordan River to take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you.'
  12. 12Joshua spoke to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, saying:
  13. 13Remember the command that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you, saying, 'The LORD your God has given you rest and this land.'
  14. 14Your wives, your children, and your livestock shall stay in the land Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your armed warriors, the mighty men of valor, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites and help them.
  15. 15until the LORD gives your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they also possess the land the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.
  16. 16They answered Joshua, saying, "We will do everything you command us, and we will go wherever you send us."
  17. 17We obeyed Moses in everything, and we will obey you the same way. We only ask that the LORD your God be with you the way he was with Moses.
  18. 18Anyone who rebels against your authority or refuses to obey your commands will be put to death. Just be strong and courageous."
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