Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 1 of Joshua. The opening of Joshua begins immediately after the death of Moses and presents the transition of leadership within the covenant story. God does not give Joshua an entirely new mission, but the responsibility of leading the people into the land He had already promised to the patriarchs and Moses. The repetition of "be strong and courageous" connects the success of the mission with faithfulness to the divine word, not simply with military ability. Obedience to the law and trust in God’s presence appear from this point onward as inseparable conditions of Joshua’s leadership.
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Nach dem Tode Mose's, des Knechts des HERRN, sprach der HERR zu Josua, dem Sohn Nuns, Mose's Diener:
Y aconteció después de la muerte de Moisés siervo de Jehová, que Jehová habló a Josué hijo de Nun, ministro de Moisés, diciendo:
Después de la muerte de Moisés, siervo de Jehová, Jehová dijo a Josué hijo de Nun, ayudante de Moisés:
Après la mort de Moïse, serviteur de l'Eternel, l'Eternel dit à Josué, fils de Nun, serviteur de Moïse:
OR avvenne dopo la morte di Mosè, servitor del Signore, che il Signore parlò a Giosuè, figliuolo di Nun, ministro di Mosè, dicendo:
E SUCEDEU depois da morte de Moisés, servo do SENHOR, que o SENHOR falou a Josué, filho de Num, servo de Moisés, dizendo:
耶和華的僕人 摩西 死了以後,耶和華對 摩西 的助手 嫩 的兒子 約書亞 說:
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