And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.
- BSB After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
- NKJV And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land.
- NASB When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went, each one to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.
- NLT After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them.
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Quick answer
The narrative steps back to Joshua dismissing the people to possess their inheritances. It matters as a flashback explaining how Israel's decline began.
Overview
This verse resumes the account from Joshua's farewell, beginning a recap of that faithful generation. The deliberate flashback frames the spiritual history that produced the failures of chapter one. It sets up the contrast between the generation that knew the LORD's works and the one that did not.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Josh 24:28–31So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
- Josh 22:6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
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Israel's cycle of sin and rescue through flawed deliverers cries out for a Savior who never fails — the true and final Judge and Deliverer who saves his people not for a season but forever.
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