Joshua 1:11 (ASV)

Passage

Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah your God giveth you to possess it.

Nearby Context

Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Joshua 1:10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

Joshua 1:11 Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah your God giveth you to possess it.

Joshua 1:12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,

Joshua 1:13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pass", "through", "midst", "camp", "command", "people", "saying", and "prepare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pass" and "through", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Then Joshua commanded the officers of the..." into verse 12's "And to the Reubenites and to the...", so "pass" and "through" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "pass" and "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.