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
,
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
.
Every place that the sole
of your foot
shall tread upon
, that have I given
unto you, as I said
unto Moses
.
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
.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
.
Then Joshua commanded
the officers
of the people
, saying
,
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.
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites
, and to half
the tribe
of Manasseh
, spake
Joshua
, saying
,
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
.
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;
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
.
And they answered Joshua
, saying
, All that thou commandest
us we will do
, and whithersoever
thou sendest
us, we will go
.
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
.
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
.