So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
And Joshua sendeth the people away, each to his inheritance.
And Joshua dismissed the people, every man to his inheritance.
Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.
Joshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk2
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Judges 2:6After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
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Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.
So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.
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Voices2
So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. Dismissed them, and took his final leave and farewell of them, dying soon after; upon which they returned to the possessions and inheritances assigned by lot to the several tribes, of which they were the heads and princes.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth--After having enumerated so many grounds for national gratitude, Joshua calls on them to declare, in a public and solemn manner, whether they will be faithful and obedient to the God of Israel.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
The verses this one reaches1
After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
