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After the death of Moses^(a) the Lord 's servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua^[a] son of Nun,^(b) who had served Moses:

"Moses My servant is dead.^(c) Now you and all the people prepare to cross over the Jordan^(d) to the land I am giving the Israelites.

I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads,^(e) just as I promised Moses.

Your territory will be from the wilderness and Lebanon^(f) to the great Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites^(g)—and west to the Mediterranean Sea.^[b](h)

No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live.⁽ⁱ⁾ I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or forsake you.^(j)

"Be strong and courageous,^(k) for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance.^(l)

Above all, be strong and very courageous to carefully observe the whole instruction My servant Moses commanded you.^(m) Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go.

This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth;⁽ⁿ⁾ you are to recite^[c] it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.^(o)

Haven't I commanded you: be strong and courageous?^(p) Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."