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Book of Joshua, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Joshua—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And it came about after the death of Moses the servant[a] of Jehovah that Jehovah proceeded to say to Joshua[b]1 the son of Nun, the minister[c]2 of Moses:
  2. “Moses my servant is dead;3 and now get up, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.4
  3. Every place upon which the sole of YOUR foot will tread, to YOU people I shall certainly give it, just as I promised to Moses.5
  4. From the wilderness and[d] this Lebʹa·non to the great river, the river Eu·phraʹtes, that is, all the land of the Hitʹtites,6 and to the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun YOUR territory will prove to be.7
  5. Nobody will take a firm stand before you all the days of your life.8 Just as I proved to be with Moses I shall prove to be with you.9 I shall neither desert you nor leave you entirely.10
  6. Be courageous and strong,11 for you are the one who will cause this people to inherit12 the land that I swore to their forefathers to give to them.13
  7. ¶ “Only be courageous and very strong to take care to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you.14 Do not turn aside from it to the right or to the left,15 in order that you may act wisely everywhere you go.16
  8. This book of the law should not depart from your mouth,17 and you must in an undertone read in it day and night, in order that you may take care to do according to all that is written in it;18 for then you will make your way successful and then you will act wisely.19
  9. Have I not commanded you?20 Be courageous and strong. Do not suffer shock or be terrified,21 for Jehovah your God is with you wherever you go.”22
  10. ¶ And Joshua proceeded to command the officers of the people, saying:
  11. “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Get provisions ready for yourselves, because three days from now YOU are crossing this Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that Jehovah YOUR God is giving YOU to take possession of it.’”23
  12. ¶ And to the Reuʹben·ites and the Gadʹites and the half tribe of Ma·nasʹseh Joshua said:
  13. “Let there be a remembering[e] of the word that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded YOU,24 saying, ‘Jehovah YOUR God is giving YOU rest and has given YOU this land.
  14. YOUR wives, YOUR little ones and YOUR livestock will dwell in the land that Moses has given YOU on this side of the Jordan;25 but YOU men will pass over in battle formation26 before YOUR brothers, all the valiant mighty men,27 and YOU must help them.
  15. First when Jehovah gives rest to YOUR brothers the same as to YOU and they also have taken possession of the land that Jehovah YOUR God is giving them,28 YOU must also return to the land of YOUR holding and take possession of it,29 the one that Moses the servant of Jehovah has given YOU on the side of the Jordan toward the rising of the sun.’”30
  16. ¶ Accordingly they answered Joshua, saying: “All that you have commanded us we shall do, and wherever you may send us we shall go.31
  17. As we listened to Moses in everything, so we shall listen to you. Only may Jehovah your God prove to be with you32 just as he proved to be with Moses.33
  18. Any man that behaves rebelliously against your order34 and does not listen to your words in all that you may command him will be put to death.35 Only be courageous and strong.”36

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “slave.”
  2. ^ “Joshua.” Heb., Yehoh·shuʹaʽ, “Jehoshua,” meaning “Jehovah Is Salvation”; Gr., Ἰησοῖ (I·e·soiʹ, “Jesus”); Sy, “Jeshua”; Vgc, “Josue.” See Ge 49:18 ftn, “You”; Heb 4:8 ftn, “Joshua.”
  3. ^ Or, “attendant.” Heb., mesha·rethʹ; Lat., mi·niʹstrum.
  4. ^ Possibly, “up to.”
  5. ^ “Let there be a remembering.” In Heb. this is a verb in the infinitive absolute, indefinite as to time and impersonal.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ De 31:14
  2. ^ Ex 24:13; Nu 11:28
  3. ^ De 34:5
  4. ^ Nu 27:21; De 3:28
  5. ^ De 11:24
  6. ^ Nu 13:29; Jos 11:3
  7. ^ Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; Nu 34:3; De 1:7; Jos 15:4
  8. ^ De 7:24; 11:25; Ro 8:31
  9. ^ Ex 3:12; Jos 3:7
  10. ^ De 31:6; Heb 13:5
  11. ^ De 1:38; 31:23; Ps 27:14
  12. ^ Nu 34:17
  13. ^ Ge 12:7; 15:18; 26:3
  14. ^ De 31:7
  15. ^ De 5:32; 28:14
  16. ^ De 29:9; 1Ki 2:3
  17. ^ De 6:6; 30:14
  18. ^ De 17:19; Ps 1:2; 1Ti 4:15; Jm 1:25
  19. ^ 1Ch 22:13
  20. ^ De 31:7
  21. ^ De 31:8; Jos 8:1
  22. ^ Ex 23:27; Ps 46:7
  23. ^ De 9:1; 11:31; Jos 3:2
  24. ^ Nu 32:20; Jos 22:2
  25. ^ De 3:19; 29:8; Jos 13:8
  26. ^ Ex 13:18; Nu 32:21; De 3:18
  27. ^ Nu 1:3; 26:2
  28. ^ Nu 32:17, 22; De 3:20
  29. ^ Jos 22:4
  30. ^ Nu 32:33; Jos 22:9
  31. ^ Nu 32:25; Heb 13:17
  32. ^ 1Sa 16:18; 17:37
  33. ^ Nu 27:20; De 34:9
  34. ^ 1Sa 12:15; 15:23; Pr 17:11
  35. ^ De 17:12; 1Sa 11:12
  36. ^ De 31:7; Jos 1:6

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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