Joshua 1:1-9 ▼

1 After the death of the LORD's servant Moses, the LORD said to Moses' assistant Joshua, son of Nun,

2 |My servant Moses is dead. Now you and all these people must cross the Jordan River into the land that I am going to give the people of Israel.

3 I will give you every place on which you set foot, as I promised Moses.

4 Your borders will be the desert [on the south], nearby Lebanon to the Euphrates River (the country of the Hittites) [on the north], and the Mediterranean Sea on the west.

5 No one will be able to oppose you successfully as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will never neglect you or abandon you.

6 Be strong and courageous, because you will help these people take possession of the land I swore to give their ancestors.

7 |Only be strong and very courageous, faithfully doing everything in the teachings that my servant Moses commanded you. Don't turn away from them. Then you will succeed wherever you go.

8 Never stop reciting these teachings. You must think about them night and day so that you will faithfully do everything written in them. Only then will you prosper and succeed.

9 |I have commanded you, 'Be strong and courageous! Don't tremble or be terrified, because the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.'|