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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
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Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
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"Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.' "
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And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying,
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"Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, 'The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.'
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Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them,
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until the Lord has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise."
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So they answered Joshua, saying, "All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.
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Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses.
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Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage."