Joshua 1:6

1:6 Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them. 1 

Joshua 1:18

1:18 Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. 2  But 3  be strong and brave!”

Joshua 14:11

14:11 Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then. 4 

1 tn Heb “For you will cause these people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give to them.” The pronoun “them” at the end of the verse refers to either the people or to the fathers.

2 tn Heb “any man who rebels against your mouth and does not listen to your words, to all which you command us, will be put to death.”

3 tn Or “Only.” Here and in v. 17 this word qualifies what precedes (see also v. 7).

4 tn Heb “like my strength then, like my strength now, for battle and for going out and coming in.”