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And it came to pass after the death of Mosheh, servant of Yahuah, that Yahuah spoke to Yehoshua son of Nun, attendant of Mosheh, saying,
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“Mosheh My servant is dead. And now rise, cross this Yarden, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the sons of Yisra’el.
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Every place upon which the sole of your foot treads I have given to you, according to what I spoke to Mosheh.
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From the wilderness and this Levanon even to the great river, the river Perat—all the land of the Chitti—and as far as the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your border.
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No ish shall stand before your face all the days of your life. As I was with Mosheh, so I will be with you. I will not fail you, and I will not forsake you.
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Be strong and firm, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.
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Only be strong and exceedingly firm, to guard to do according to all the Torah that Mosheh My servant commanded you. Do not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may act wisely wherever you go.
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This sefer of the Torah shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate upon it day and night, so that you may guard to do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall cause your way to prosper, and then you shall act wisely.
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and firm. Do not tremble, and do not be shattered, for Yahuah your Elohim is with you wherever you go.”
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And Yehoshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
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“Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you are crossing this Yarden to go in to possess the land that Yahuah your Elohim is giving you to possess.’”
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And to the Reuveni, and to the Gadi, and to half the tribe of Menasheh, Yehoshua spoke, saying,
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“Remember the word that Mosheh, servant of Yahuah, commanded you, saying, ‘Yahuah your Elohim is giving you rest and has given you this land.’
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Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Mosheh gave you beyond the Yarden. But you shall cross over armed before the face of your brothers, all the sons of strength, and you shall help them,
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until Yahuah gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they also possess the land that Yahuah your Elohim is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and possess it, which Mosheh, servant of Yahuah, gave you beyond the Yarden toward the sunrise.”
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And they answered Yehoshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.
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According to all that we listened to Mosheh, so we will listen to you. Only may Yahuah your Elohim be with you as He was with Mosheh.
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Every ish who rebels against your mouth and does not listen to your words in all that you command him shall be put to death. Only be strong and firm.”