Dual Panel1After <0310> Moses <04872> the Lord’s <03068> servant <05650> died <04194>, the Lord <03068> said <0559> to <0413> Joshua <03091> son <01121> of Nun <05126>, Moses <04872>’ assistant <08334>:
2“Moses <04872> my servant <05650> is dead <04191>. Get ready <06965>! Cross <05674> the Jordan River <03383>! Lead these <02088> people <05971> into <0413> the land <0776> which <0834> I <0595> am ready to hand over <05414> to them <03478> <01121>.
3I am handing <05414> over to you every <03605> place <04725> you set <01869> foot <07272> <03709>, as <0834> I promised <01696> Moses <04872>.
4Your territory <01366> will extend <01961> from the wilderness <04057> in the south to Lebanon <03844> in the north. It will extend all the way <05704> to the great <01419> River <05104> Euphrates <06578> in the east (including all <03605> of Syria <02850> <0776>) and all the way <05704> to the Mediterranean <01419> Sea <03220> in the west <08121> <03996>.
5No <03808> one <0376> will be able to resist <03320> you all <03605> the days <03117> of your life <02416>. As <0834> I was <01961> with <05973> Moses <04872>, so I will be <01961> with <05973> you. I will not <03808> abandon <07503> you or <03808> leave <05800> you alone.
6Be strong <02388> and brave <0553>! You <0859> must lead these people <05971> in the conquest <05157> of this <02088> land <0776> that <0834> I solemnly promised <07650> their ancestors <01> I would hand over <05414> to them.
7Make sure you are very <03966> strong <02388> and brave <0553>! Carefully <08104> obey <06213> all <03605> the law <08451> my servant <05650> Moses <04872> charged <06680> you to keep! Do not <0408> swerve <05493> from <04480> it to the right <03225> or to the left <08040>, so that <04616> you may be successful <07919> in all <03605> you do <01980>.
8This <02088> law <08451> scroll <05612> must not <03808> leave <04185> your lips <06310>! You must memorize <01897> it day <03119> and night <03915> so <04616> you can carefully obey <06213> <08104> all <03605> that is written <03789> in it. Then <0227> you will prosper <06743> and be successful <07919>.
9I repeat <06680>, be strong <02388> and brave <0553>! Don’t <0408> be afraid <06206> and don’t <0408> panic <02865>, for <03588> I, the Lord <03068> your God <0430>, am with <05973> you in all <03605> you do <01980>.”
10Joshua <03091> instructed <06680> the leaders <07860> of the people <05971>:
11“Go <05674> through <07130> the camp <04264> and command <06680> the people <05971>, ‘Prepare <03559> your supplies <06720>, for <03588> within three <07969> days <03117> you <0859> will cross <05674> the <0853> Jordan River <03383> and begin <0935> the conquest <03423> of the land <0776> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> is ready to hand over <05414> to you <03423>.’”
12Joshua <03091> told <0559> the Reubenites <07206>, Gadites <01425>, and the half <02677> tribe <07626> of Manasseh <04519>:
13“Remember <02142> what <01697> Moses <04872> the Lord’s <03068> servant <05650> commanded <06680> you. The Lord <03068> your God <0430> is giving <05117> you a place to settle <05117> and is handing <05414> this <02063> land <0776> over <05414> to you.
14Your wives <0802>, children <02945> and cattle <04735> may stay <03427> in the land <0776> that <0834> Moses <04872> assigned <05414> to you east <05676> of the Jordan River <03383>. But all <03605> you <0859> warriors <02428> <01368> must cross <05674> over armed for battle <02571> ahead <06440> of your brothers <0251>. You must help <05826> them
15until <05704> the Lord <03068> gives <05117> your brothers <0251> a place like yours to settle and they <01992> conquer <03423> the land <0776> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> is ready to hand over <05414> to them. Then you may go back <07725> to your allotted <03425> land <0776> and occupy <03423> the land Moses <04872> the Lord’s <03068> servant <05650> assigned <05414> you east <08121> <04217> of the Jordan <03383> <05676>.”
16They told <06030> Joshua <03091>, “We will do <06213> everything <03605> you say <06680>. We will go <01980> wherever <0834> <03605> <0413> you send <07971> us.
17Just as <0834> we obeyed <08085> Moses <04872>, so <03651> we will obey <08085> you. But <07535> may the Lord <03068> your God <0430> be <01961> with <05973> you as <0834> he was <01961> with <05973> Moses <04872>!
18Any <03605> man <0376> who <0834> rebels <04784> against what you say <06310> and does not <03808> obey <08085> all <03605> your commands <06680> will be executed <04191>. But <07535> be strong <02388> and brave <0553>!”