1 Moses, the Lord's servant, was dead. So the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, who had been the assistant of Moses. The Lord said:
2 My servant Moses is dead. Now you must lead Israel across the River Jordan into the land I'm giving to all of you.
3 Wherever you go, I'll give you that land, as I promised Moses.
4 It will reach from the Southern Desert to the Lebanon Mountains in the north, and to the north-east as far as the great River Euphrates. It will include the land of the Hittites, and the land from here at the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea on the west.
5 Joshua, I will always be with you and help you as I helped Moses, and no one will ever be able to defeat you.