<h3>Joshua to Succeed Moses</h3>31 Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: 2 “I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’ 3 The Lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the Lord said. 4 And the Lord will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, whom he destroyed along with their land. 5 The Lord will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” 7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said 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, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. 8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” <h3>Public Reading of the Law</h3> 9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Then Moses commanded them: “At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts, during the Festival of Tabernacles, 11 when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before them in their hearing. 12 Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. 13 Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” <h3>Israel’s Rebellion Predicted</h3> 14 The Lord said to Moses, “Now the day of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him. ” So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting. 15 Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent. 16 And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them. 17 And in that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?’ 18 And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods. 19 “Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them. 20 When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant. 21 And when many disasters and calamities come on them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath.” 22 So Moses wrote down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites. 23 The Lord gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.” 24 After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, 25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord: 26 “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. There it will remain as a witness against you. 27 For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the Lord while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die! 28 Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to testify against them. 29 For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.” <h3>The Song of Moses</h3> 30 And Moses recited the words of this song from beginning to end in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel:

Deuteronomy 31:1

Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel:

“I am now a hundred and twenty years old<cr>1</cr> and I am no longer able to lead you.<cr>2</cr> The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’<cr>3</cr>

Deuteronomy 31:2

The Lord your God himself will cross<cr>1</cr> over ahead of you.<cr>2</cr> He will destroy these nations<cr>3</cr> before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross<cr>4</cr> over ahead of you, as the Lord said.

Deuteronomy 31:3

And the Lord will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og,<cr>1</cr> the kings of the Amorites, whom he destroyed along with their land.

Deuteronomy 31:4

The Lord will deliver<cr>1</cr> them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you.

Deuteronomy 31:5

Be strong and courageous.<cr>1</cr> Do not be afraid or terrified<cr>2</cr> because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you;<cr>3</cr> he will never leave you<cr>4</cr> nor forsake<cr>5</cr> you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6

Then Moses summoned Joshua and said<cr>1</cr> 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,<cr>2</cr> and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.

Deuteronomy 31:7

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you;<cr>1</cr> he will never leave you nor forsake you.<cr>2</cr> Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

Deuteronomy 31:8

Deuteronomy 31:9

So Moses wrote<cr>1</cr> down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried<cr>2</cr> the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.

Then Moses commanded them: “At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts,<cr>1</cr> during the Festival of Tabernacles,<cr>2</cr>

Deuteronomy 31:10

when all Israel comes to appear<cr>1</cr> before the Lord your God at the place he will choose,<cr>2</cr> you shall read this law<cr>3</cr> before them in their hearing.

Deuteronomy 31:11

Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn<cr>1</cr> to fear<cr>2</cr> the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law.

Deuteronomy 31:12

Their children,<cr>1</cr> who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

Deuteronomy 31:13

Deuteronomy 31:14

The Lord said to Moses, “Now the day of your death<cr>1</cr> is near. Call Joshua<cr>2</cr> and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him.<cr>3</cr> ” So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.<cr>4</cr>

Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.<cr>1</cr>

Deuteronomy 31:15

And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors,<cr>1</cr> and these people will soon prostitute<cr>2</cr> themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake<cr>3</cr> me and break the covenant I made with them.

Deuteronomy 31:16

And in that day I will become angry<cr>1</cr> with them and forsake<cr>2</cr> them; I will hide<cr>3</cr> my face<cr>4</cr> from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters<cr>5</cr> and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?’<cr>6</cr>

Deuteronomy 31:17

And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.

Deuteronomy 31:18

“Now write<cr>1</cr> down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness<cr>2</cr> for me against them.

Deuteronomy 31:19

When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors,<cr>1</cr> and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods<cr>2</cr> and worship them,<cr>3</cr> rejecting me and breaking my covenant.<cr>4</cr>

Deuteronomy 31:20

And when many disasters and calamities come on them,<cr>1</cr> this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do,<cr>2</cr> even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath.”

Deuteronomy 31:21

So Moses wrote<cr>1</cr> down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 31:22

The Lord gave this command<cr>1</cr> to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous,<cr>2</cr> for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.”

Deuteronomy 31:23

After Moses finished writing<cr>1</cr> in a book the words of this law<cr>2</cr> from beginning to end,

Deuteronomy 31:24

he gave this command to the Levites who carried<cr>1</cr> the ark of the covenant of the Lord:

Deuteronomy 31:25

“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.<cr>1</cr>

Deuteronomy 31:26

For I know how rebellious<cr>1</cr> and stiff-necked<cr>2</cr> you are. If you have been rebellious against the Lord while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die!

Deuteronomy 31:27

Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to testify against them.<cr>1</cr>

Deuteronomy 31:28

For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt<cr>1</cr> and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster<cr>2</cr> will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.”

Deuteronomy 31:29

Deuteronomy 31:30

And Moses recited the words of this song from beginning to end in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel:

 1 Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: 2 “I am now a hundred and twenty years old   and I am no longer able to lead you.   The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’   3 The Lord your God himself will cross   over ahead of you.   He will destroy these nations   before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross   over ahead of you, as the Lord said. 4 And the Lord will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og,   the kings of the Amorites, whom he destroyed along with their land. 5 The Lord will deliver   them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous.   Do not be afraid or terrified   because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you;   he will never leave you   nor forsake   you.” 7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said   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,   and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. 8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you;   he will never leave you nor forsake you.   Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” 9 So Moses wrote   down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried   the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Then Moses commanded them: “At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts,   during the Festival of Tabernacles,   11 when all Israel comes to appear   before the Lord your God at the place he will choose,   you shall read this law   before them in their hearing. 12 Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn   to fear   the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. 13 Their children,   who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” 14 The Lord said to Moses, “Now the day of your death   is near. Call Joshua   and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him.  ” So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.   15 Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.   16 And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors,   and these people will soon prostitute   themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake   me and break the covenant I made with them. 17 And in that day I will become angry   with them and forsake   them; I will hide   my face   from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters   and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?’   18 And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods. 19 “Now write   down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness   for me against them. 20 When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors,   and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods   and worship them,   rejecting me and breaking my covenant.   21 And when many disasters and calamities come on them,   this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do,   even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath.” 22 So Moses wrote   down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites. 23 The Lord gave this command   to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous,   for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.” 24 After Moses finished writing   in a book the words of this law   from beginning to end, 25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried   the ark of the covenant of the Lord: 26 “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.   27 For I know how rebellious   and stiff-necked   you are. If you have been rebellious against the Lord while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die! 28 Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to testify against them.   29 For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt   and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster   will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.” 30 And Moses recited the words of this song from beginning to end in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel:

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