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Now it
came about
after the
death of
Moses the
servant of the
LORD, that the
LORD spoke to
Joshua the
son of
Nun,
Moses' servant,
saying,
r,ma{Y;w h'wh.y d,b,[ h,v{m tw{m yer]x;a yih.y;w ? h,v{m<04872'> ter'v.m !.Wn -niB ;[Uvw{h.y -l,a h'wh.y ? r{mael
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"Moses My
servant is
dead;
now therefore
arise,
cross this Jordan, you and
all this people, to the
land which I am
giving to them, to the
sons of
Israel.
!eD.r;Y;h -t,a r{b][ ~.Wq h'T;[.w tem yiD.b;[ h,v{m ? r,v]a #,r'a'h -l,a h,Z;h ~'['h -l'k.w h'T;a h,Z;h ? lea'r.fIy yen.bil ~,h'l !et{n yik{n'a
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"Every place on
which the
sole of your
foot treads, I have
given it to you,
just as I
spoke to
Moses.
w{B ~,k.l.g;r -p;K .${r.diT r,v]a ~w{q'm -l'K ? h,v{m -l,a yiT.r;BiD r,v]a;K wyiT;t.n ~,k'l
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"From the
wilderness and
this Lebanon, even as
far as the
great river, the
river Euphrates,
all the
land of the
Hittites, and as
far as the
Great Sea toward the
setting of the
sun will be your
territory.
lw{d'G;h r'h'N;h -d;[.w h,Z;h !w{n'b.L;h.w r'B.diM;hem ? ~'Y;h -d;[.w ~yiTix;h #,r,a l{K t'r.P -r;h.n ? ~,k.l.Wb.G h,y.hIy v,m'V;h aw{b.m lw{d'G;h
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"No man will be able to
stand before you
all the
days of your
life.
Just as I have
been with
Moses, I will be with you; I will not
fail you or
forsake you.
'$y,Y;x yem.y l{K '$y,n'p.l vyia beC;y.tIy -a{l ? a{l .$'Mi[ h,y.h,a h,v{m -mi[ yityIy'h r,v]a;K ? 'K,b.z,[,a a{l.w '$.P.r;a
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"Be
strong and
courageous, for you shall
give this people possession of the
land which I
swore to their
fathers to
give them.
h,Z;h ~'['h -t,a lyix.n;T h'T;a yiK #'m/a,w q;z]x ? tet'l ~'tw{b]a;l yiT.[;B.vin -r,v]a #,r'a'h -t,a ? ~,h'l
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"Only be
strong and
very courageous; be
careful to
do according to
all the
law which Moses My
servant commanded you; do not
turn from it to the
right or to the
left,
so that you may
have success wherever * you
go.
h'rw{T;h -l'k.K tw{f][;l r{m.vil d{a.m #;m/a,w q;z]x q;r ? .WN,Mim r.Ws'T -l;a yiD.b;[ h,v{m '$..Wic r,v]a ? r,v]a l{k.B lyiK.f;T !;[;m.l lwa{m.f.W !yim'y ? .$eleT
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"This book of the
law shall not
depart from your
mouth, but you shall
meditate on it
day and
night,
so that you may be
careful to
do according to
all that is
written in it; for
then you will
make your
way prosperous, and
then you will
have success.
'tyig'h.w '$yiPim h,Z;h h'rw{T;h r,pes v.Wm'y -a{l ? b.Wt'K;h -l'k.K tw{f][;l r{m.viT !;[;m.l h'l.y;l'w ~'mw{y w{B ? lyiK.f;T z'a.w '$,k'r.D -t,a ;xyil.c;T z'a -yiK w{B
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"Have I not
commanded you? Be
strong and
courageous! Do not
tremble or be
dismayed, for the
LORD your
God is with you
wherever * you
go."
t'xeT -l;a.w #{r][;T -l;a #'m/a,w q;z]x '$yityi.Wic aw{l]h ? .$eleT r,v]a l{k.B '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y '$.Mi[ yiK
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Then
Joshua commanded the
officers of the
people,
saying,
r{mael ~'['h yer.j{v -t,a ;[Uvw{h.y w;c.y;w
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"Pass through the
midst of the
camp and
command the
people,
saying,
'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for
within three days you are to
cross this Jordan, to
go in to
possess the
land which the
LORD your
God is
giving you, to
possess it.' "
r{mael ~'['h -t,a .W.W;c.w h,n]x;M;h b,r,q.B .Wr.bi[ ? ~yim'y t,v{l.v dw{[.B yiK h'dyec ~,k'l .Wnyik'h ? t,v,r'l aw{b'l h,Z;h !eD.r;Y;h -t,a ~yir.b{[ ~,T;a ? ~,k'l !et{n ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y r,v]a #,r'a'h -t,a ? H'T.vir.l
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To the
Reubenites and to the
Gadites and to the
half-tribe * of
Manasseh,
Joshua said,
h,V;n.m;h j,bev yic]x;l.w yid'G;l.w yineb.War'l.w ? r{mael ;[Uvw{h.y r;m'a
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"Remember the
word which Moses the
servant of the
LORD commanded you,
saying, 'The
LORD your
God gives you
rest and will
give you
this land.'
h,v{m ~,k.t,a h\Wic r,v]a r'b'D;h -t,a rw{k'z ? ;xyinem ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y r{mael h'wh.y -d,b,[ ? ta{Z;h #,r'a'h -t,a ~,k'l !;t'n.w ~,k'l
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"Your
wives, your
little ones, and your
cattle shall
remain in the
land which Moses gave you
beyond the
Jordan, but you shall
cross before your
brothers in
battle array,
all your
valiant warriors, and shall
help them,
r,v]a #,r'a'B .Wb.vey ~,kyen.qim.W ~,k.P;j ~,kyev.n ? .Wr.b;[;T ~,T;a.w !eD.r;Y;h r,be[.B h,v{m ~,k'l !;t'n ? lIy;x;h yerw{BiG l{K ~,kyex]a yen.pil ~yivUm]x ? ~'tw{a ~,T.r;z][;w
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until the
LORD gives your
brothers rest, as He gives you, and they
also possess the
land which the
LORD your
God is
giving them. Then you shall
return to your
own land, and
possess that
which Moses the
servant of the
LORD gave you
beyond the
Jordan toward the
sunrise *."
.Wv.r'y.w ~,k'K ~,kyex]a;l h'wh.y ;xyin'y -r,v]a d;[ ? ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y -r,v]a #,r'a'h -t,a h'Meh -m;g ? ~,T.viryiw ~,k.t;VUr.y #,r,a.l ~,T.b;v.w ~,h'l !et{n ? r,be[.B h'wh.y d,b,[ h,v{m ~,k'l !;t'n r,v]a H'tw{a ? v,m'V;h x;r.zim !eD.r;Y;h
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They
answered Joshua,
saying,
"All that you have
commanded us we will
do, and
wherever * * you
send us we will
go.
.Wn'tyi.Wic -r,v]a l{K r{mael ;[Uvw{h.y -t,a .Wn][;Y;w ? .$elen .Wnex'l.viT r,v]a -l'K -l,a.w h,f][;n
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"Just * as we
obeyed Moses in
all things,
so we will
obey you;
only may the
LORD your
God be with you as He was with
Moses.
[;m.vin !eK h,v{m -l,a .Wn.[;m'v -r,v]a l{k.K ? r,v]a;K .$'Mi[ '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y h,y.hIy q;r '$y,lea ? h,v{m -mi[ h'y'h
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"Anyone * who rebels against your
command and does not
obey your
words in
all that you
command him, shall be
put to
death;
only be
strong and
courageous."
[;m.vIy -a{l.w '$yiP -t,a h,r.m;y -r,v]a vyia -l'K ? q;r t'm.Wy .WN/W;c.T -r,v]a l{k.l '$y,r'b.D -t,a ? #'m/a,w q;z]x