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Chapter 1 |
| 1 | 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, |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 |
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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4 | 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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6 | 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. |
| 7 | 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. |
| 8 | 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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9 | 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. |
| 10 | Then Joshua commanded the
officers of the people, saying, |
| 11 | 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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12 | And to the Reubenites, and to the
Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, |
| 13 |
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. |
| 14 |
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 valor, and help them; |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 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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17 | 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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18 | 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. |
