¹⁹ And he said, “^[a]You who are treasured, ^(A)do not be afraid. Peace be to you; take ^(B)courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I felt strengthened and said, “May my lord speak, for you have ^(C)strengthened me.”

²⁷ Then Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, ^(A)this stone shall be a witness against us, because it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke ^[a]to us; so it shall be a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God.” ²⁸ Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his inheritance.

Joshua’s Death and Burial

²⁹ Now it came about after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being 110 years old.

^13 (A)All these died in faith, ^(B)without receiving the promises, but ^(C)having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and ^(D)having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. ¹⁴ For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. ¹⁵ And indeed if they had been ^[a]thinking of that country which they left, ^(E)they would have had opportunity to return. ¹⁶ But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a ^(F)heavenly one. Therefore ^(G)God is not ^[b]ashamed to be ^(H)called their God; for ^(I)He has prepared a city for them.

¹⁷ By faith ^(J)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and the one who had ^(K)received the promises was offering up his ^[c]only son; ¹⁸ it was he to whom it was said, “^(L)Through Isaac your ^[d]descendants shall be named.” ^19 [e]He considered that ^(M)God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back ^[f]as a ^[g](N)type. ²⁰ By faith ^(O)Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. ²¹ By faith ^(P)Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and ^(Q)worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. ²² By faith ^(R)Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.