¹¹ So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.

¹⁷ And in every part of the kingdom and in every town, wherever the king's letter and his order came, the Jews were glad with great joy, and had a feast and a good day. And a great number of the people of the land became Jews: for the fear of the Jews had come on them.

⁸ And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?

¹² And take your brother and go back to the man:

¹¹ Go through the tents and give orders to the people, saying, Get ready a store of food; for in three days you are to go over this river Jordan and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

⁹ Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;

¹⁰ Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.

³ And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.