1. Moses was the Lord’S servant, and Joshua son of Nun was Moses’ helper. After Moses died, the Lord spoke to Joshua and said,
2. “My servant Moses is dead. Now you and all these people must go across the Jordan River. You must go into the land I am giving to the Israelites.
3. I promised Moses that I would give you this land, so I will give you all the land wherever you go.
4. All the land from the desert to Lebanon all the way to the great river (that is, the Euphrates River) and all the land of the Hittites will be yours. And all the land from here to the Mediterranean Sea in the west (that is, the place where the sun sets) will be within your borders.