1After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord,^a the Lord said to Joshua^b son of Nun, Moses’ aide: ²“Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River^c into the land^d I am about to give to them^e—to the Israelites. ³I will give you every place where you set your foot,^f as I promised Moses.^g ⁴Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon,^h and from the great river, the Euphratesⁱ—all the Hittite^j country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.^k ⁵No one will be able to stand against you^l all the days of your life. As I was with^m Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsakeⁿ you. ⁶Be strong^o and courageous,^p because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors^q to give them.

⁷“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey^r all the law^s my servant Moses^t gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,^u that you may be successful wherever you go.^v ⁸Keep this Book of the Law^w always on your lips;^x meditate^y on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.^z ⁹Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;^a do not be discouraged,^b for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”^c

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Joshua 1:8: This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Cross references

a Ex 14:31; Dt 34:5; Rev 15:3
bSee Ex 17:9
cSee Nu 13:29; See Nu 35:10
dSee Ge 15:14
e Ge 12:7; Dt 1:25
fSee Dt 11:24
g Ge 50:24; Nu 13:2; Dt 1:8
hSee Dt 3:25
iSee Ge 2:14
jSee Ge 10:15; 23:10; Ex 3:8
k Nu 34:2–12; Ezr 4:20
lSee Dt 7:24
mver 17; See Ge 26:3; See 39:2; Jdg 6:12; 1 Sa 10:7; Jer 1:8; 30:11
nSee Ge 28:15; See Dt 4:31
o 2 Sa 2:7; 1 Ki 2:2; Isa 41:6; Joel 3:9–10
pSee Dt 1:21; See 31:6; See Jdg 5:21
q Jer 3:18; 7:7
r Dt 29:9; 1 Ki 2:3; 3:3
s Ezr 7:26; Ps 78:10; 119:136; Isa 42:24; Jer 26:4–6; 32:23; 44:10
tver 2, 15; See Nu 12:7; Job 1:8; 42:7
uSee Dt 5:32; Jos 23:6
vver 9; See Dt 4:2; 5:33; See 11:8; Jos 11:15
wSee Dt 28:61; See Ps 147:19
xSee Ex 4:15; Isa 59:21
ySee Ge 24:63
z Dt 29:9; 1 Sa 18:14; Ps 1:1–3; Isa 52:13; 53:10; Jer 23:5
aSee Dt 31:6; Jos 10:8; 2 Ki 19:6; Isa 35:4; 37:6
bSee Dt 1:21; Job 4:5
cSee ver 7; Dt 31:7–8; Jer 1:8