<t /><p class="bodytext">Then Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carry the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant, and to all Israel&#8217;s elders.

and the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> commissioned Joshua son of Nun, &#8220;Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

&#8220;Go up to this Abarim<n id="1" /> hill country, to Mount Nebo (which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho<n id="2" />) and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.

<p class="poetry">You have joy, Israel! Who is like you?p> <p class="poetry">You are a people delivered by the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">your protective shieldp> <p class="poetry">and your exalted sword.p> <p class="poetry">May your enemies cringe before you;p> <p class="poetry">may you trample on their backs.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had placed his hands on him;<n id="1" /> and the Israelites listened to him and did just what the <sc>Lordsc> had commanded Moses.