Joshua 1

¹ Now afterafter the death of MosesMoses the servantservant of the LORDthe LORD, it came to pass, that the LORDthe LORD spokespoke to JoshuaJoshua the sonson of Nun, Moses'sMoses's ministerminister, saying,

² MosesMoses my servantservant is deaddead; now therefore arisearise, gogo over this JordanJordan, thou, and all this people, to the landland which I do givegive to them, even to the childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael.

³ Every placeplace that the sole of your footfoot shall tread upon, that have I givengiven to you, as I saidsaid to MosesMoses.

⁴ From the wildernesswilderness and this LebanonLebanon even to the greatgreat riverriver, the riverriver EuphratesEuphrates, all the landland of the HittitesHittites, and to the greatgreat seasea towards the setting of the sunsun, shall be your borderborder.

⁵ There shall not any manman be able to standstand beforebefore thee all the daysdays of thy lifelife: as I was with MosesMoses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

⁶ Be strong and of a good courage: for to this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the landland which I sworeswore to their fathersfathers to givegive them.

⁷ Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observeobserve to do according to all the law which MosesMoses my servantservant commandedcommanded thee: turnturn not from it to the right handright hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goestgoest.

⁸ This bookbook of the law shall not depart out of thy mouthmouth; but thou shalt meditate in it day and nightnight, that thou mayest observeobserve to do according to all that is writtenwritten therein: for then thou shalt make thy wayway prosperousprosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

⁹ Have not I commandedcommanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORDthe LORD thy GodGod is with thee whithersoever thou goestgoest.

¹⁰ Then JoshuaJoshua commandedcommanded the officers of the people, saying,

¹¹ PassPass through the host, and commandcommand the people, saying, Prepare you provisions; for within threethree daysdays ye shall PassPass over this JordanJordan, to gogo in to possess the landland which the LORDthe LORD your GodGod givethgiveth you to possess it.

¹² And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to halfhalf the tribe of ManassehManasseh, spokespoke JoshuaJoshua, saying,

¹³ RememberRemember the wordthe word which MosesMoses the servantservant of the LORDthe LORD commandedcommanded you, saying, the LORDthe LORD your GodGod hath givengiven you rest, and hath givengiven you this landland.

¹⁴ Your wiveswives, your little ones, and your cattlecattle shall remain in the landland which MosesMoses gave you on this sideside of JordanJordan; but ye shall passpass beforebefore your brethrenbrethren armed, all the mighty menmighty men of valorvalor, and help them;

¹⁵ Until the LORDthe LORD shall have givengiven your brethrenbrethren rest, as he hath givengiven you, and they also have possessed the landland which the LORDthe LORD your GodGod givethgiveth them: then ye shall returnreturn to the landland of your possession, and enjoy it, which MosesMoses the LORDthe LORD'S servantservant gave you on this sideside of JordanJordan towards the sunsun-risingrising.

¹⁶ And they answeredanswered JoshuaJoshua, saying, All that thou commandest usus, we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest usus, we will gogo.

¹⁷ According as we hearkened to MosesMoses in all thingsall things, so will we hearkenhearken to thee: only the LORDthe LORD thy GodGod be with thee, as he was with MosesMoses.

¹⁸ Every oneEvery one that doth rebelrebel against thy commandmentcommandment, and will not hearkenhearken to thy wordswords in all that thou commandest him, shall be putput to death: only be strong and of a good courage.