"MosesMy servantis dead;nowtherefore arise,crossthisJordan,you and allthispeople,to the landwhichI am givingto them, to the sonsof Israel.
"I will giveto you and to your descendantsafteryou, the landof your sojournings,allthe landof Canaan,for an everlastingpossession;and I will be their God."
"You madetheir sonsnumerousas the starsof heaven,And You broughtthem into the landWhichYou had toldtheir fathersto enterand possess.
The LORDsaidto Satan,"Have you consideredMy servantJob?For thereis noonelikehim on the earth,a blamelessand uprightman,fearingGodand turningawayfrom evil."
"Behold,My Servant,whom I uphold;My chosenone [in whom] My souldelights.I have putMy Spiritupon Him; He will bringforthjusticeto the nations.
"Not so,with My servantMoses,He is faithfulin allMy household;
But chargeJoshuaand encouragehim and strengthenhim, for he shall goacrossat the headof thispeople,and he will givethem as an inheritancethe landwhichyou will see.'
Then Mosescalledto Joshuaand saidto him in the sightof allIsrael,"Be strongand courageous,for you shall gowith thispeopleinto the landwhichthe LORDhas swornto their fathersto givethem, and you shall giveit to them as an inheritance.
So Mosesthe servantof the LORDdiedtherein the landof Moab,accordingto the wordof the LORD.
Now it cameabout afterthe deathof Mosesthe servantof the LORD,that the LORDspoketo Joshuathe sonof Nun,Moses'servant,saying,
"Passthrough the midstof the campand commandthe people,saying,'Prepareprovisionsfor yourselves, for withinthreedaysyou are to crossthisJordan,to goin to possessthe landwhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou, to possessit.'"
