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34 Then Moses climbed Mount Nebob from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah,c across from Jericho.d There the Lord showede him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,f 2 all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,g 3 the Negevh and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms,i as far as Zoar.j 4 Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oathk to Abraham, Isaac and Jacobl when I said, ‘I will give itm to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not crossn over into it.”
5 And Moses the servant of the Lordo diedp there in Moab, as the Lord had said. 6 He buried hima in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor,q but to this day no one knows where his grave is.r 7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years olds when he died, yet his eyes were not weakt nor his strength gone.u 8 The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moabv thirty days,w until the time of weeping and mourningx was over.
9 Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spiritb of wisdomy because Moses had laid his hands on him.z So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.
10 Since then, no propheta has risen in Israel like Moses,b whom the Lord knew face to face,c 11 who did all those signs and wondersd the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officialse and to his whole land. 12 For no one hasf ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deedsg that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
After Moses’ death, Joshua became the leader of God’s people. He commanded the armies that conquered much of the territory in the promised land. This book is the first of the twelve books of the Israelites’ history. The book of Joshua recalls their move into the land of Canaan, the allotment of inheritances to the twelve tribes, and the establishment of a kingdom that lasted almost 500 years.
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord,a the Lord said to Joshuab son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan Riverc into the landd I am about to give to theme—to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set your foot,f as I promised Moses.g 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon,h and from the great river, the Euphratesi—all the Hittitej country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.k 5 No one will be able to stand against youl all the days of your life. As I was withm Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsaken you. 6 Be strongo and courageous,p because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestorsq to give them.
7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obeyr all the laws my servant Mosest gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,u that you may be successful wherever you go.v 8 Keep this Book of the Laww always on your lips;x meditatey 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 9 Have 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
10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people:d 11 “Go through the campe and tell the people, ‘Get your provisionsf ready. Three daysg from now you will cross the Jordanh here to go in and take possessioni of the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own.’ ”
12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,j Joshua said, 13 “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you after he said, ‘The Lord your God will give you restk by giving you this land.’ 14 Your wives,l your children and your livestock may stay in the landm that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle,n must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.o You are to help them 15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”p
16 Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.q 17 Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you.r Only may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Whoever rebels against your word and does not obeys it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!t”
2 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spiesu from Shittim.v “Go, look overw the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.x” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahaby and stayed there.
2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3 So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab:z “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.”
4 But the woman had taken the two mena and hidden them.b She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. 5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate,c they left. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them.”d 6 (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flaxe she had laid out on the roof.)f 7 So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan,g and as soon as the pursuersh had gone out, the gate was shut.
8 Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roofi 9 and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fearj of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the Lord dried upk the water of the Red Seaa for you when you came out of Egypt,l and what you did to Sihon and Og,m the two kings of the Amoritesn east of the Jordan,o whom you completely destroyed.b p 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fearq and everyone’s courage failedr because of you,s for the Lord your Godt is God in heaven above and on the earthu below.
12 “Now then, please swear to mev by the Lord that you will show kindnessw to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure signx 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to themy—and that you will save us from death.”
14 “Our lives for your lives!”z the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfullya when the Lord gives us the land.”
15 So she let them down by a ropeb through the window,c for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. 16 She said to them, “Go to the hillsd so the pursuerse will not find you. Hide yourselves there three daysf until they return, and then go on your way.”g
17 Now the men had said to her, “This oathh you made us swear will not be binding on us 18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cordi in the windowj through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your familyk into your house. 19 If any of them go outside your house into the street, their blood will be on their own heads;l we will not be responsible. As for those who are in the house with you, their blood will be on our headm if a hand is laid on them. 20 But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.n”
21 “Agreed,” she replied. “Let it be as you say.”
So she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cordo in the window.p
22 When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days,q until the pursuersr had searched all along the road and returned without finding them. 23 Then the two men started back. They went down out of the hills, forded the river and came to Joshua son of Nun and told him everything that had happened to them. 24 They said to Joshua, “The Lord has surely given the whole land into our hands;s all the people are melting in feart because of us.”
3 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittimu and went to the Jordan,v where they camped before crossing over. 2 After three daysw the officersx went throughout the camp,y 3 giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenantz of the Lord your God, and the Leviticala priestsb carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. 4 Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubitsa c between you and the ark; do not go near it.”
5 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves,d for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing thingse among you.”
6 Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they took it up and went ahead of them.
7 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt youf in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.g 8 Tell the priestsh who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’ ”
9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. 10 This is how you will know that the living Godi is among youj and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites,k Hivites, Perizzites,l Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites.m 11 See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earthn will go into the Jordan ahead of you.o 12 Now then, choose twelve menp from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. 13 And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earthq—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstreamr will be cut offs and stand up in a heap.t”
14 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenantu went aheadv of them. 15 Now the Jordanw is at flood stagex all during harvest.y Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing.z It piled up in a heapa a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,b while the water flowing downc to the Sea of the Arabahd (that is, the Dead Seae) was completely cut off.f So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.g 17 The priestsh who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground,i while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.j
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