Passage
`Pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare for yourselves provision, for within three days ye are passing over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you to possess it.'
Nearby Context
Joshua 1:9 `Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'
Joshua 1:10 And Joshua commandeth the authorities of the people, saying,
Joshua 1:11 `Pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare for yourselves provision, for within three days ye are passing over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you to possess it.'
Joshua 1:12 And to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, hath Joshua spoken, saying,
Joshua 1:13 `Remember the word which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God is giving rest to you, and He hath given to you this land;
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "pass", "over", "midst", "camp", "command", "people", "saying", and "prepare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pass" and "over", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And Joshua commandeth the authorities of the..." into verse 12's "And to the Reubenite and to the...", so "pass" and "over" 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 "over" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.