So the children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family; they went out from there, every man to his inheritance.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they each went out from there to his own inheritance.
- KJV And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
- BSB And at that time, each of the Israelites returned from there to his own tribe and clan, each to his own inheritance.
- NASB And the sons of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and each one departed from there to his inheritance.
- NLT Then the people of Israel departed by tribes and families, and they returned to their own homes.
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Quick answer
With the crisis resolved, the Israelites dispersed, each returning to his own tribe and inheritance.
Overview
The assembly broke up and the people went home, bringing the civil war narrative to a close. The return to their inheritances signals a fragile restoration of order after great loss. Yet the book's final verse makes clear that the underlying spiritual problem, the absence of godly kingship, remained unresolved.
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