18 So Jehovah said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom there is spirit, and lay your hand on him.+ 19 Then stand him before El·e·aʹzar the priest and before all the assembly, and you must commission him before their eyes.+ 20 You are to confer some of your authority* on him,+ so that all the assembly of the Israelites may listen to him.+

3 Jehovah your God is the one crossing before you, and he himself will annihilate these nations before you, and you will drive them away.+ Joshua is the one who will lead you across,+ just as Jehovah has spoken.