So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.
- BSB Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.
- NKJV So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance.
- NASB Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his inheritance.
- NLT Then Joshua sent all the people away to their own homelands.
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Quick answer
Joshua sends the people away, each to his own inheritance. It matters as the orderly close of the covenant assembly, with Israel settled in their God-given land.
Overview
With the covenant renewed, Joshua dismisses the people to the inheritances God had granted them. The verse signals the peaceful settlement of Israel in the land of promise. This rest in the inheritance foreshadows the lasting rest believers receive in Christ (Hebrews 4:8-10).
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- Judg 2:6And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
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Joshua — the same name as Jesus, 'the LORD saves' — leads God's people into their inheritance, a shadow of the greater Joshua who brings us into the true rest and the promised land that remains.
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