Joshua 1:7-14

⁷Be strong, therefore, and quit yourself like a man, to observe and do as Moses my servant commanded you; and you shall not turn therefrom to the right hand or to the left, that you may be wise in whatever you may do.

⁸And the book of this law shall not depart out of your mouth, and you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may know how to do all the things that are written in it; then shall you prosper, and make your ways prosperous, and then shall you be wise.

⁹Behold! I have commanded you; be strong and courageous, be not cowardly nor fearful, for the Lord your God is with you in all places whither you go.

¹⁰And Joshua commanded the scribes of the people, saying,

¹¹Go into the midst of the camp of the people, and command the people, saying, Prepare provisions; for yet three days and you° shall go over this Jordan, entering in to take possession of the land, which the Lord God of your fathers gives to you.

¹²And to Ruben, and to Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasse, Joshua said,

¹³Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, the Lord your God has caused you to rest, and has given you this land.

¹⁴Let your wives and your children and your cattle dwell in the land, which he has given you; and you° shall go over well armed before your brethren, every one of you who is strong; and you° shall fight on their side;