¹⁰ So Joshua gave orders to the officers of the people. He said, ¹¹ “Go through the camp. Tell the people, ‘Get your supplies ready. Three days from now you will go across the Jordan River right here. You will go in and take over the land. The Lord your God is giving it to you as your very own.’ ”

¹² Joshua also spoke to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. He said to them,