1 After the death of the Lord's servant Moses, the Lord spoke to Moses' helper, Joshua son of Nun.
2 He said, “My servant Moses is dead. Get ready now, you and all the people of Israel, and cross the Jordan River into the land that I am giving them.
3 As I told Moses, I have given you and all my people the entire land that you will be marching over.
4 Your borders will reach from the desert in the south to the Lebanon Mountains in the north; from the great Euphrates River in the east, through the Hittite country, to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5 Joshua, no one will be able to defeat you as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will always be with you; I will never abandon you.
6 Be determined and confident, for you will be the leader of these people as they occupy this land which I promised their ancestors.
7 Just be determined, be confident; and make sure that you obey the whole Law that my servant Moses gave you. Do not neglect any part of it and you will succeed wherever you go.