Joshua 1:9-18

⁹Do not forget RHQ that I have commanded you to be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, and do not be discouraged, because I, Yahweh, your God, will ◄be with/help► you wherever you go.”

¹⁰Then Joshua commanded the leaders of the people of Israel,

¹¹“Go throughout the camp and tell the people this: ‘Prepare all the food that you will take with you, because the day after tomorrow you will cross this Jordan River, in order to possess the land that Yahweh, our God, is about to give you.’ ”

¹²But to the clans that were descendants of Reuben and Gad, and to the half clan that were descendants of Manasseh, Joshua said,

¹³“Do not forget what Moses, the servant of Yahweh, commanded you: ‘Yahweh, your God, has given you this land in order that you can live here safely/peacefully.’

¹⁴Your wives and your children and your livestock may stay here in this land on the east side of the Jordan River, but all your soldiers must cross the river, ahead of the people of the other tribes. They must take all their weapons with them. You must continue to help your fellow Israelis

¹⁵until they are able to live there safely/peacefully, as Yahweh has enabled you to do. You must help them until after they have conquered all the people in the land that Yahweh, your God, is giving them. After that, your soldiers may return to live in this land that Moses gave to you here on the east side of the Jordan River.”

¹⁶The people answered Joshua, “We will do everything that you have commanded us to do, and we will go wherever you tell us to go.

¹⁷As we obeyed all that Moses told us to do, we will obey all that you tell us to do. We pray that Yahweh will ◄be with/help► you as he ◄was with/helped► Moses.

¹⁸Anyone who ◄rejects what you say/opposes you► and does not obey what you command DOU, we will execute. But we want you to be strong and courageous!”