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 1:9

1:9 I repeat, 2  be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, 3  for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.” 4 

Joshua 1:18

1:18 Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. 5  But 6  be strong and brave!”

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 “Have I not commanded you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes the importance of the following command by reminding the listener that it is being repeated.

3 tn Or perhaps, “don’t get discouraged!”

4 tn Heb “in all which you go.”

5 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.”

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