Deuteronomy 31
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Deuteronomy 31:6-11

6So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

7Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land.

8Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

9So Moses wrote this entire body of instruction in a book and gave it to the priests, who carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to the elders of Israel.

10Then Moses gave them this command: “At the end of every seventh year, the Year of Release, during the Festival of Shelters,

11you must read this Book of Instruction to all the people of Israel when they assemble before the Lord your God at the place he chooses.

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