1 A fter the death of the Lord’s servant Moses, the Lord said to Moses’ helper, Joshua the son of Nun,

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying:

2 “ My servant Moses is dead. So you and all these people get up and cross the Jordan River to the land I am giving to the people of Israel.

“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel.

3 I have given you every place where the bottom of your foot steps, as I promised Moses.

Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.

4 Y our land will be from the desert and from Lebanon as far as the big Euphrates River. It will be all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea on the west.

From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.

5 N o man will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. I will be with you just as I have been with Moses. I will be faithful to you and will not leave you alone.

No man shall 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 leave you nor forsake you.

6 B e strong and have strength of heart. For you will bring the people in to take this land which I promised to their fathers to give them.

Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

7 O nly be strong and have much strength of heart. Be careful to obey all the Law which My servant Moses told you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left. Then all will go well with you everywhere you go.

Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

8 T his book of the Law must not leave your mouth. Think about it day and night, so you may be careful to do all that is written in it. Then all will go well with you. You will receive many good things.

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

9 H ave I not told you? Be strong and have strength of heart! Do not be afraid or lose faith. For the Lord your God is with you anywhere you go.” Joshua Tells the People to Go

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” The Order to Cross the Jordan

10 T hen Joshua told the leaders of the people,

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

11 “ Go among the tents and tell the people, ‘Gather together the things you will need. For within three days you will cross this Jordan to go in to take the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own.’”

“Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’”

12 T o the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh, Joshua said,

And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying,

13 “ Remember what the Lord’s servant Moses told you, saying, ‘The Lord your God gives you rest, and will give you this land.’

“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’

14 Y our wives, your children and your cattle will stay in the land Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you and all your strong-hearted soldiers will cross the river dressed for battle in front of your brothers. You will help them

Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them,

15 u ntil the Lord gives your brothers rest, as He has given you. Help them until they own the land the Lord your God is giving them. Then you will return to your own land. You will own what the Lord’s servant Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”

until the Lord has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them. Then you shall 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 T hey answered Joshua, saying, “We will do all that you have told us. And we will go anywhere you send us.

So they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

17 W e will obey you in all things just as we obeyed Moses. Only may the Lord your God be with you as He was with Moses.

Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses.

18 A nyone who goes against what you say, and does not obey all that you tell him to do, will be put to death. Only be strong and have strength of heart.”

Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.”