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1. God Instructs Joshua

   (Deuteronomy 11:8–17)

2. 1BSBNow after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,KJVKJV: 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,
3. 2BSB“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.KJVKJV: 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.
4. 3BSBI have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.KJVKJV: Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
5. 4BSBYour territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.KJVKJV: 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.
6. 5BSBNo one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.KJVKJV: 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.
7. 6BSBBe strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.KJVKJV: 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.
8. 7BSBAbove all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.KJVKJV: 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.
9. 8BSBThis Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.KJVKJV: 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.
10. 9BSBHave I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”KJVKJV: 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.

11. Joshua Takes Charge

12. 10BSBThen Joshua commanded the officers of the people:KJVKJV: Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
13. 11BSB“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”KJVKJV: 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.
14. 12BSBBut to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,KJVKJV: And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
15. 13BSB“Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’KJVKJV: 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.
16. 14BSBYour wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,KJVKJV: 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;
17. 15BSBuntil the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you, and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”KJVKJV: 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.
18. 16BSBSo they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.KJVKJV: And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
19. 17BSBJust as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. And may the LORD your God be with you, as He was with Moses.KJVKJV: 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.
20. 18BSBAnyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”KJVKJV: 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.