The Book of
Joshua
1
1 Now
after the death
of Moses the
servant of the
LORD,
the LORD spoke to
Joshua the son
of Nun, Moses’
servant, saying,
2 “Moses
my servant is
dead. Now
therefore arise,
go across this
Jordan, you and
all these people,
to the land which
I am giving to
them, even to the
children of Israel.
3 I
have given you
every place that
the sole of
your foot will
tread on, as
I told Moses.
4 From
the wilderness and
this Lebanon even
to 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 border.
5 No
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 nor
forsake you.
6 “Be
strong and
courageous; for
you shall cause
this people to
inherit the land
which I swore
to their fathers
to give them.
7 Only
be strong and
very courageous.
Be careful to
observe to do
according to all
the law which
Moses my servant
commanded you. Don’t
turn from it
to the right
hand or to
the left, that
you may have
good success
wherever you go.
8 This
book of the
law shall not
depart from your
mouth, but you
shall meditate on
it day and
night, that you
may observe to
do according to
all that is
written in it;
for then you
shall make your
way prosperous,
and then you
shall have good
success.
9 Haven’t I
commanded you? Be
strong and
courageous. Don’t be
afraid. Don’t be
dismayed, for the
LORD your God
is with you
wherever you go.”
10 Then
Joshua commanded
the officers of
the people, saying,
11 “Pass
through the middle
of the camp,
and command the
people, saying, ‘Prepare
food; for within
three days you
are to pass
over this Jordan,
to go in
to possess the
land which the
LORD your God
gives you to
possess.’ ”
12 Joshua spoke
to the Reubenites,
and to the
Gadites, and to
the half-tribe of
Manasseh, saying,
13 “Remember
the word which
Moses the servant
of the LORD
commanded you,
saying, ‘The LORD
your God gives
you rest, and
will give you
this land.
14 Your wives,
your little ones,
and your livestock
shall live in
the land which
Moses gave you
beyond the Jordan;
but you shall
pass over before
your brothers armed,
all the mighty
men of valor,
and shall help
them
15 until
the LORD has
given your brothers
rest, as he
has given you,
and they have
also possessed the
land which the
LORD your God
gives them. Then
you shall return
to the land
of your possession
and possess it,
which Moses the
servant of the
LORD gave you
beyond the Jordan
toward the
sunrise.’ ”
16 They
answered Joshua, saying, “All
that you have
commanded us we
will do, and
wherever you send
us we will
go.
17 Just
as we listened
to Moses in
all things, so
will we listen
to you. Only
may the LORD
your God be
with you, as
he was with
Moses.
18 Whoever
rebels against
your commandment,
and doesn’t listen
to your words
in all that
you command him
shall himself be
put to death.
Only be strong
and courageous.”