Joshua 23:1 And it came to pass a long7227 time3117 after310 that the LORD3068 had given rest5117 unto Israel3478 from all their enemies341 round about,5439 that Joshua3091 waxed old2204 and stricken935 in age.3117{Heb. come into days} cr 2 And Joshua3091 called7121 for all Israel,3478 and for their elders,2205 and for their heads,7218 and for their judges,8199 and for their officers,7860 and said559 unto them, I am old2204 and stricken935 in age:3117 cr 3 And ye have seen7200 all that the LORD3068 your God430 hath done6213 unto all these nations1471 because6440 of you; for the LORD3068 your God430 is he that hath fought3898 for you. cr 4 Behold,7200 I have divided5307 unto you by lot these nations1471 that remain,7604 to be an inheritance5159 for your tribes,7626 from Jordan,3383 with all the nations1471 that I have cut off,3772 even unto the great1419 sea3220 westward.3996 8121{Heb. at the sun set} cr 5 And the LORD3068 your God,430 he shall expel1920 them from before6440 you, and drive3423 them from out of your sight;6440 and ye shall possess3423 their land,776 as the LORD3068 your God430 hath promised1696 unto you. cr 6 Be ye therefore very3966 courageous2388 to keep8104 and to do6213 all that is written3789 in the book5612 of the law8451 of Moses,4872 that ye turn5493 not aside therefrom to the right hand3225 or to the left;8040 cr 7 That ye come935 not among these nations,1471 these that remain7604 among you; neither make mention2142 of the name8034 of their gods,430 nor cause to swear7650 by them, neither serve5647 them, nor bow7812 yourselves unto them: cr 8 But cleave1692 unto the{Or, for if you will cleave, etc.} LORD3068 your God,430 as ye have done6213 unto this day.3117 cr 9 For the LORD3068 hath driven out3423{Or, Then the LORD will drive} from before6440 you great1419 nations1471 and strong:6099 but as for you, no man376 hath been able to stand5975 before6440 you unto this day.3117 cr 10 One259 man376 of you shall chase7291 a thousand:505 for the LORD3068 your God,430 he it is that fighteth3898 for you, as he hath promised1696 you. cr 11 Take good3966 heed8104 therefore unto yourselves,5315{Heb. souls} that ye love157 the LORD3068 your God.430 cr 12 Else if ye do in any wise7725 go back,7725 and cleave1692 unto the remnant3499 of these nations,1471 even these that remain7604 among you, and shall make marriages2859 with them, and go in935 unto them, and they to you: cr 13 Know3045 for a certainty3045 that the LORD3068 your God430 will no more3254 drive out3423 any of these nations1471 from before6440 you; but they shall be snares6341 and traps4170 unto you, and scourges7850 in your sides,6654 and thorns6796 in your eyes,5869 until ye perish6 from off this good2896 land127 which the LORD3068 your God430 hath given5414 you. cr 14 And, behold, this day3117 I am going1980 the way1870 of all the earth:776 and ye know3045 in all your hearts3824 and in all your souls,5315 that not one259 thing1697 hath failed5307 of all the good2896 things1697 which the LORD3068 your God430 spake1696 concerning you; all are come to pass935 unto you, and not one259 thing1697 hath failed5307 thereof. cr 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good2896 things1697 are come935 upon you, which the LORD3068 your God430 promised1696 you; so shall the LORD3068 bring935 upon you all evil7451 things,1697 until he have destroyed8045 you from off this good2896 land127 which the LORD3068 your God430 hath given5414 you. cr 16 When ye have transgressed5674 the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 your God,430 which he commanded6680 you, and have gone1980 and served5647 other312 gods,430 and bowed7812 yourselves to them; then shall the anger639 of the LORD3068 be kindled2734 against you, and ye shall perish6 quickly4120 from off the good2896 land776 which he hath given5414 unto you. cr