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And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee (31:23) And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, (31:24) That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, (31:25) Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee (31:26) For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death? (31:27) Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them (31:28) For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt [yourselves], and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands (31:29) And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended
(31:30)
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