And he revealed to you the covenant he has commanded you to keep, the ten commandments, writing them on two stone tablets.

Walk just as he has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land you are going to possess.

When I looked, you had indeed sinned against the Lord your God and had cast for yourselves a metal calf; you had quickly turned aside from the way he had commanded you!

For you are about to cross the Jordan to possess the land the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess and inhabit it.

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

Also the pig is ritually impure to you; though it has divided hooves, it does not chew the cud. You may not eat their meat or even touch their remains.

But to this very day the Lord has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!

I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses.

Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.

The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army, “Give the battle cry, for the Lord is handing the city over to you!

Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”

It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern border.

Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.

But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the Lord our God.

“Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.

Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.

We swear we have done this because we were worried that in the future your descendants would say to our descendants, ‘What relationship do you have with the Lord God of Israel?

You saw everything the Lord your God did to all these nations on your behalf, for the Lord your God fights for you.

The Lord your God will drive them out from before you and remove them, so you can occupy their land as the Lord your God promised you.