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"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.
"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.
"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.
"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."
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
"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.'"
And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying,
"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.'
"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,
"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."
So they answered Joshua, saying, "All that you command us
we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.
"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 "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."
Joshua 1
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