¹⁰ So Joshua gave this order to the officers of the people: ¹¹ “Go through the camp and give this order to the people: ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, because within three days you will be crossing over this Jordan to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving to you as a possession.’”

¹² To the Reubenites and the Gadites and to half of the tribe of Manasseh Joshua said, ¹³ “Remember the command that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you when he said, ‘The Lord your God is granting you rest, and he has given you this land.’ ¹⁴ Your wives, your children, and your cattle will stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but you yourselves, all of your strong warriors in their military units, are to cross over ahead of your brothers. You are to help your brothers ¹⁵ until the Lord gives rest to them as he has to you and they too take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land allotted to you so that you may fully possess the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave to you in the area east of the Jordan, toward the sunrise.”

¹⁶ Then they answered Joshua, “Everything that you have commanded us we will do. We will go to any place you send us. ¹⁷ Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, we will likewise obey you. May the Lord your God be with you, just as he was with Moses. ¹⁸ Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey whatever you command him will be put to death. Just be strong and courageous!”