C. Lewis - C. S. Lewis Bible - New Revised Standard Version

9 Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. 11He was unequaled for all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land, 12and for all the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

[ 1] Gk Syr Vg Compare Josh 12.4: Heb lacks and

[ 2] Sam Gk: MT the L ORD

[ 3] Or Sea of Reeds

[ 4] Gk Tg: Heb and all

[ 5] Heb territory from Aroer

[ 6] That is Settlement of Jair

[ 7] Heb Salt Sea

[ 8] Heb the ten words

[ 9] Syr: Heb Sion

[ 10] Q Mss Sam Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT word

[ 11] Or besides

[ 12] Or to thousands

[ 13] Or kill

[ 14] Or The LORD our God is one LORD, or The LORD our God, the LORD is one, or The LORD is our God, the LORD is one

[ 15] Or as a frontlet

[ 16] Heb Asherim

[ 17] Or hornets : Meaning of Heb uncertain

[ 18] Or by anything that the LORD decrees

[ 19] Or fiery ; Heb seraph

[ 20] Sam Gk: MT I have

[ 21] Heb the ten words

[ 22] Or the wells of the Bene-jaakan

[ 23] Q Ms Gk Syr: MT lacks your God

[ 24] Or Sea of Reeds

[ 25] Compare Gk: Heb my commandments

[ 26] Sam Gk Vg: MT I

[ 27] Or as a frontlet

[ 28] Gk Syr: Compare Gen 12.6; Heb oaks or terebinths

[ 29] Heb Asherim

[ 30] Or on

[ 31] Gk Sam Syr: MT lacks today

[ 32] Ch 13.1 in Heb

[ 33] Ch 13.2 in Heb

[ 34] Sam Gk Compare Tg: MT lacks your father’s son or

[ 35] Or pelican

[ 36] Identification of several of the birds in verses 12–18 is uncertain

[ 37] Or sells himself or herself

[ 38] Heb him

[ 39] Or bondman

[ 40] Or bondwoman

[ 41] Or new moon

[ 42] Or tabernacles ; Heb succoth

[ 43] Heb Asherah

[ 44] Meaning of Heb uncertain

[ 45] Heb him

[ 46] Or prophets

[ 47] Or such prophets

[ 48] Or mouths of the prophets

[ 49] Heb he

[ 50] Or prepare roads to them

[ 51] Heb two-thirds

[ 52] Ch 23.1 in Heb

[ 53] Heb uncovering his father’s skirt

[ 54] Heb a dog

[ 55] A term for several skin diseases; precise meaning uncertain

[ 56] Heb lacks the garment given you as

[ 57] Heb whole

[ 58] Heb uncovered his father’s skirt

[ 59] Ch 28.69 in Heb

[ 60] Ch 29.1 in Heb

[ 61] Or deal wisely

[ 62] Gk Syr: Heb your leaders, your tribes

[ 63] Meaning of Heb uncertain

[ 64] Heb of heaven

[ 65] Gk: Heb lacks If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God

[ 66] Q Ms Gk: MT Moses went and spoke

[ 67] Or tabernacles ; Heb succoth

[ 68] Meaning of Heb uncertain

[ 69] Traditional rendering of Heb Elyon

[ 70] Q Ms Compare Gk Tg: MT the Israelites

[ 71] Sam Gk Compare Tg: MT found

[ 72] Sam Gk Syr Tg: MT he ate

[ 73] Q Mss Sam Gk: MT lacks Jacob ate his fill

[ 74] Or that begot you

[ 75] Q Mss Gk: MT lacks was jealous

[ 76] Cn: Heb he spurned because of provocation

[ 77] Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

[ 78] Q Ms Gk: MT nations

[ 79] Q Ms Gk: MT lacks this line

[ 80] Q Ms Gk: MT his servants

[ 81] Q Ms Sam Gk Vg: MT his land his people

[ 82] Sam Gk Syr Vg: MT Hoshea

[ 83] Gk Syr Vg Compare Tg: Heb upon them

[ 84] Cn Compare Gk Sam Syr Vg: MT He came from Ribeboth-kodesh,

[ 85] Cn Compare Gk: meaning of Heb uncertain

[ 86] Or O lover of the

[ 87] Cn: Heb with his hands he contended

[ 88] Q Ms Gk: MT lacks Give to Levi

[ 89] Heb above him

[ 90] Heb he

[ 91] Cn: Heb in the bush

[ 92] Q Ms Gk Syr Vg: MT His firstborn

[ 93] Cn: Heb the peoples, together

[ 94] Or The eternal God is a dwelling place

[ 95] Cn: Heb from underneath

[ 96] Or the everlasting arms

[ 97] Or fountain

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying, 2“My servant Moses is dead. Now proceed to cross the Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the Israelites. 3Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, as I promised to Moses. 4From the wilderness and the Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, to the Great Sea in the west shall be your territory. 5No one shall be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. 6Be strong and courageous; for you shall put this people in possession of the land that I swore to their ancestors to give them. 7Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to act in accordance with all the law that my servant Moses commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may be successful wherever you go. 8This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful. 9I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, 11“Pass through the camp, and command the people: ‘Prepare your provisions; for in three days you are to cross over the Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess.’”

12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said, 13“Remember the word that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God is providing you a place of rest, and will give you this land.’ 14Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan. But all the warriors among you shall cross over armed before your kindred and shall help them, 15until the LORD gives rest to your kindred as well as to you, and they too take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to your own land and take possession of it, the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan to the east.”

16 They answered Joshua: “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. 17Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you, as he was with Moses! 18Whoever rebels against your orders and disobeys your words, whatever you command, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.”