1. After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:
2. ‘Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the River Jordan into the land I am about to give to them – to the Israelites.
3. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.
4. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates – all the Hittite country – to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.