Chapter 1

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake⁴ unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister,¹⁸ saying,²

Moses my servant is dead;¹ now therefore arise,³ go over³ this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give⁶ to them, [even] to the children of Israel.

Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread⁴ upon, that have I given¹ unto you, as I said¹⁴ unto Moses.

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.

There shall not any man be able to stand¹⁰¹ before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee: I will not fail⁵⁵ thee, nor forsake⁴ thee.

Be strong³ and of a good courage:³ for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance⁵⁵ the land, which I sware⁸ unto their fathers to give² them.

Only be thou strong³ and very courageous,³ that thou mayest observe² to do² according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded¹⁴ thee: turn⁴ not from it [to] the right hand or [to] the left, that thou mayest prosper⁵⁵ whithersoever thou goest.⁴

This book of the law shall not depart⁴ out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate¹ therein day and night, that thou mayest observe⁴ to do² according to all that is written⁷ therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,⁵⁵ and then thou shalt have good success.⁵⁵

Have not I commanded¹⁴ thee? Be strong³ and of a good courage;³ be not afraid,⁴ neither be thou dismayed:¹¹ for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.⁴

Then Joshua commanded¹⁷ the officers⁶ of the people, saying,²

Pass³ through the host, and command¹⁶ the people, saying,² Prepare⁵⁴ you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over⁶ this Jordan, to go in² to possess² the land, which the LORD your God giveth⁶ you to possess² it.

And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake¹ Joshua, saying,²

Remember² the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded¹⁴ you, saying,² The LORD your God hath given you rest,⁵⁶ and hath given¹ you this land.

Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain⁴ in the land which Moses gave¹ you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass⁴ before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help¹ them;

Until the LORD have given your brethren rest,⁵⁵ as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed¹ the land which the LORD your God giveth⁶ them: then ye shall return¹ unto the land of your possession, and enjoy¹ it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave¹ you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising. ⁸¹²¹

And they answered⁴ Joshua, saying,² All that thou commandest¹⁴ us we will do,⁴ and whithersoever thou sendest⁴ us, we will go.⁴

According as we hearkened¹ unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken⁴ unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

Whosoever [he be] that doth rebel⁵⁵ against thy commandment, and will not hearken⁴ unto thy words in all that thou commandest¹⁷ him, he shall be put to death:⁹³ only be strong³ and of a good courage.³