Deuteronomy 1:38

1:38 However, Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, ¹  will go. Encourage him, because he will enable Israel to inherit the land. ² 

Deuteronomy 3:28

3:28 Commission ³  Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see.”

Deuteronomy 12:10

12:10 When you do go across the Jordan River ⁴  and settle in the land he ⁵  is granting you as an inheritance and you find relief from all the enemies who surround you, you will live in safety. ⁶ 

Deuteronomy 19:3

19:3 You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent ⁷  of your land that the Lord your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:14

Laws Concerning Witnesses

19:14 You must not encroach on your neighbor’s property, ⁸  which will have been defined ⁹  in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the Lord your God is giving you. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “the one who stands before you”; NAB “your aide”; TEV “your helper.”

² tn Heb “it”; the referent (the land) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “command”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “charge Joshua.”

⁵ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 12:5.

⁷ tn In the Hebrew text vv. 10-11 are one long, complex sentence. For stylistic reasons the translation divides this into two sentences.

⁷ tn Heb “border.”

⁹ tn Heb “border.” Cf. NRSV “You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “which they set off from the beginning.”

¹¹ tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess it.” This phrase has been left untranslated to avoid redundancy.