¹⁸ So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership,^[a](A) and lay your hand on him.^(B)

¹⁹ Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him^(A) in their presence.^(B)

⁷ Then Moses summoned Joshua and said^(A) to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them,^(B) and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.

²³ The Lord gave this command^(A) to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous,^(B) for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.”

²³ So Joshua took the entire land,^(A) just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance^(B) to Israel according to their tribal divisions.^(C) Then the land had rest^(D) from war.^(E)