“But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.”
But charge Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you shall see -- Moses' charge to Joshua is his final public duty. Encouragement and strengthening are the gifts Moses offers his successor. Joshua will lead what Moses cannot enter. The division of roles--Moses sees, Joshua inherits--preserves the continuity of leadership.
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