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Joshua says ‘goodbye’

23 Joshua became very old. The Lord had let the Israelite people live safely for many years. The other nations who lived near them did not attack them. One day, Joshua called all the leaders to meet with him. They were the leaders of Israel's tribes and clans, the judges and the officers. He said to them,

‘I am now very old. You yourselves have seen what the Lord has done to these other nations. It was the Lord who fought against them on your behalf.

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Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders

23 After a long time had passed and the Lord had given Israel rest(A) from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,(B) summoned all Israel—their elders,(C) leaders, judges and officials(D)—and said to them: “I am very old.(E) You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you.(F)

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