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Joshua 1 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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The LORD’s Charge to Joshua

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:1 - After the death of Moses the LORD’s servant, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:2 - “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:3 - I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea[fn] in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:5 - No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:6 - “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:7 - Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:8 - Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:9 - This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua’s Charge to the Israelites

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:10 - Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:11 - “Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:12 - Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:13 - “Remember what Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you: ‘The LORD your God is giving you a place of rest. He has given you this land.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:14 - Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:15 - until the LORD gives them rest, as he has given you rest, and until they, too, possess the land the LORD your God is giving them. Only then may you return and settle here on the east side of the Jordan River in the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, assigned to you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:16 - They answered Joshua, “We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:17 - We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:18 - Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!”
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