Joshua 1:1–3

ENCOURAGEMENT OF JOSHUA

1 After the death of Mosesa the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun,b Moses’s assistant: 2 “Moses my servant is dead.c Now you and all the people prepare to cross over the Jordand to the land I am giving the Israelites. 3 I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads,e just as I promised Moses.