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