And he saiduntothem, I am an hundred and twentyyears old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORDhathsaidunto me, Thoushalt not go overthisJordan.
The LORD thy God, he will go overbeforethee, and he willdestroythesenationsfrombeforethee, and thoushaltpossessthem: and Joshua, he shall go overbeforethee, as the LORDhathsaid.
Be strong and of a goodcourage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is thatdoth go withthee; he will not failthee, nor forsakethee.
And MosescalleduntoJoshua, and saidunto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a goodcourage: for thoumust go withthispeopleunto the landwhich the LORDhathswornuntotheirfathers to givethem; and thoushaltcausethem to inherit it.
And Moseswrotethis law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, whichbare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
Gather the peopletogether, men, and women, and children, and thy strangerthat is within thy gates, thatthey may hear, and thatthey may learn, and fear the LORDyour God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
And thattheirchildren, whichhave not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORDyour God, as long as ye live in the landwhither ye go overJordan to possess it.
And the LORDsaiduntoMoses, Behold, thy daysapproachthatthoumust die: callJoshua, and presentyourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshuawent, and presentedthemselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
And the LORDsaiduntoMoses, Behold, thoushaltsleepwith thy fathers; and thispeoplewillrise up, and go a whoringafter the gods of the strangers of the land, whitherthey go to be amongthem, and willforsake me, and break my covenantwhich I havemadewiththem.
Then my angershall be kindledagainstthem in that day, and I willforsakethem, and I willhide my facefromthem, and theyshall be devoured, and manyevils and troublesshallbefallthem; so thattheywill say in that day, Are not theseevilscomeupon us, because our God is not among us?
Now thereforewrite ye thissong for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in theirmouths, thatthissong may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
For when I shallhavebroughttheminto the landwhich I swareuntotheirfathers, thatflowethwithmilk and honey; and theyshallhaveeaten and filledthemselves, and waxen fat; thenwilltheyturnuntoothergods, and servethem, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
And it shallcome to pass, whenmanyevils and troubles are befallenthem, thatthissongshalltestifyagainstthem as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of theirseed: for I knowtheirimaginationwhichthey go about, even now, before I havebroughttheminto the landwhich I sware.
And he gaveJoshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a goodcourage: for thoushaltbring the children of Israelinto the landwhich I swareuntothem: and I will be withthee.
For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiffneck: behold, while I am yet alivewith you this day, ye havebeenrebelliousagainst the LORD; and how muchmoreafter my death?
For I knowthatafter my death ye willutterlycorruptyourselves, and turnasidefrom the way which I havecommanded you; and evilwillbefall you in the latterdays; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to angerthrough the work of yourhands.