Joshua 1:8-10
Legacy Standard Bible
8 (A)This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may [a]be careful to do according to all that is written in it; (B)for then you will make your way successful, and then you will [b]be prosperous. 9 Have I not commanded you? (C)Be strong and courageous! (D)Do not be in dread or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua’s Command to the Officers
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
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- Joshua 1:8 Lit observe
- Joshua 1:8 Or act wisely
Joshua 1:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 Never stop reciting these teachings. You must think about them night and day so that you will faithfully do everything written in them. Only then will you prosper and succeed.
9 “I have commanded you, ‘Be strong and courageous! Don’t tremble or be terrified, because the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.’ ”
The People Promise to Obey Joshua
10 Then Joshua ordered the officers of the people,
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