Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBe strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
be strong and courageous, for thou--thou dost cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them.
Be strong and courageous, for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn unto their fathers to give them.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period