1 After the death of the Lord’s servant Moses, the Lord said to Moses’ assistant Joshua, son of Nun,
2 “My servant Moses is dead. Now you and all these people must cross the Jordan River into the land that I am going to give the people of Israel.
3 I will give you every place on which you set foot, as I promised Moses.
4 Your borders will be the desert ⌊on the south⌋, nearby Lebanon to the Euphrates River (the country of the Hittites) ⌊on the north⌋, and the Mediterranean Sea on the west.
5 No one will be able to oppose you successfully as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will never neglect you or abandon you.
6 Be strong and courageous, because you will help these people take possession of the land I swore to give their ancestors.
7 “Only be strong and very courageous, faithfully doing everything in the teachings that my servant Moses commanded you. Don’t turn away from them. Then you will succeed wherever you go.