The Amalekites Attack

⁸ At Rephidim, Amalek^[a](A) came and fought against Israel. ⁹ Moses said to Joshua,^(B) “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.”

¹⁰ Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. ¹¹ While Moses held up his hand,^[b] Israel prevailed, but whenever he put his hand^[c] down, Amalek prevailed.^{(C) 12} When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat down on it. Then Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down. ¹³ So Joshua defeated Amalek and his army^[d] with the sword.

¹¹ The Lord spoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.^(A)

¹⁶ These were the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and Moses renamed Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

⁶ Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes ⁷ and said to the entire Israelite community: “The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land.^{(A) 8} If the Lord is pleased with us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey,^(B) and give it to us. ⁹ Only don’t rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them.^(C) Their protection^(D) has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Don’t be afraid of them!”

¹⁸ The Lord replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.^{(A) 19} Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole community, and commission^(B) him in their sight. ²⁰ Confer some of your authority on him so that the entire Israelite community will obey him. ²¹ He will stand before Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim.^(C) He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command.”

²² Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire community, ²³ laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the Lord had spoken through Moses.

² saying, “I am now 120 years old; I can no longer act as your leader.^[a] The Lord has told me, ‘You will not cross this Jordan.’^{(A) 3} The Lord your God is the One who will cross ahead of you.^(B) He will destroy these nations before you, and you will drive them out. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, as the Lord has said.^{(C) 4} The Lord will deal with them as He did Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and their land when He destroyed them.^{(D) 5} The Lord will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you. ⁶ Be strong and courageous;^(E) don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For it is the Lord your God who goes with you;^(F) He will not leave you or forsake you.”^(G)

⁷ Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with^[b] this people into the land the Lord swore to give to their fathers.^(H) You will enable them to take possession of it. ⁸ The Lord is the One who will go before you.^(I) He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you.^(J) Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

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