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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/judges/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went, each one to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joshua sent the people away, and the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And when Joshua had sent the people away, the [tribes of the] Israelites went each to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Previously, when Joshua had sent the people away, the Israelites had gone to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua sent the people away, and the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now, Joshua sent the people of Israel home. So each family went to take possession of the territory they had inherited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joshua sent the people of Israel on their way, and each man went to take possession of his own share of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelis returned to their respective inheritances to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, intending to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua sends the people away, and the sons of Israel go, each to his inheritance, to possess the land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joshua sendeth the people away, and the sons of Israel go, each to his inheritance, to possess the land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua will send away the people, and the sons of Israel will go a man to his inheritance to inherit the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Josue sent away the people, and the children of Israel went every one to his own possession to hold it: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went away, each one to his own possession, so that they might obtain it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the Israelites went, each to their own heritage, to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites all went to their own inheritances to take possession of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went away every man to his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yeshua sent the people and the children of Israel went, each man to his inheritance, to inherit the land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua dismissed the people, and they went every man to his inheritance, to inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=407" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/2.htm">Joshua's Death and Burial</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">After Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">had dismissed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lā·re·šeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to take possession of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">to his own inheritance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-28.htm">Joshua 24:28-31</a></span><br />Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance. / Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110. / And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Joshua 23:1-6</a></span><br />A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years, / he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said, / “and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Joshua 1:1-9</a></span><br />Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying, / “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel. / I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a></span><br />Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Deuteronomy 31:23</a></span><br />Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-6.htm">1 Samuel 12:6-11</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. / Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers. / When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19-20</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. / All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Psalm 78:55-56</a></span><br />He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. / But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24-25</a></span><br />So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a></span><br />“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Psalm 44:1-3</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old. / With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. / For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-10.htm">1 Chronicles 29:10-20</a></span><br />Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. / Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. / Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-1.htm">2 Timothy 2:1-2</a></span><br />You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. / And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.</p><p class="hdg">Joshua</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/22-6.htm">Joshua 22:6</a></b></br> So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-28.htm">Joshua 24:28</a></b></br> So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/24-28.htm">Dismissed</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/1-1.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-25.htm">Dismissed</a> <a href="/judges/18-1.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/judges/2-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/2-7.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">An angel rebukes the people at Bochim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-6.htm">The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-14.htm">God's anger and pity toward them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-20.htm">The Canaanites left to prove Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>After Joshua had dismissed the people</b><br>Joshua, the successor of Moses, was a central figure in leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. His role was not only as a military leader but also as a spiritual guide. The dismissal of the people signifies the end of a significant era of conquest and the beginning of settlement. This moment marks a transition from a unified military campaign to individual tribal responsibilities. Joshua's leadership is a type of Christ, as he leads his people into the promised inheritance, similar to how Christ leads believers into spiritual rest and inheritance.<p><b>the Israelites went out to take possession of the land</b><br>This phrase highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding the land of Canaan. The act of taking possession is both a physical and spiritual endeavor, as it involves obedience to God's commands and reliance on His provision. The land is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing God's covenant faithfulness. The Israelites' possession of the land is a precursor to the ultimate rest and inheritance promised to believers in the New Testament, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</a>.<p><b>each to his own inheritance</b><br>The concept of inheritance is deeply rooted in the covenantal promises of God. Each tribe and family received a specific portion of land, as detailed in the book of Joshua. This distribution was not arbitrary but divinely ordained, reflecting God's sovereignty and care for His people. The inheritance also serves as a type of the eternal inheritance believers receive through Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a>. The individual inheritance underscores the personal relationship each Israelite had with God, paralleling the personal relationship believers have with Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel after Moses, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land. His role was crucial in the conquest and distribution of the land among the tribes of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel, who were chosen by God to inherit the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It represents God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The specific portion of land allocated to each tribe of Israel. This was a fulfillment of God's promise and a tangible sign of His covenant with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dismissal_of_the_people.htm">Dismissal of the People</a></b><br>The event where Joshua sends the Israelites to their respective inheritances, marking a transition from conquest to settlement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_of_god.htm">Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>God's promises are reliable and trustworthy. Just as He fulfilled His promise to give Israel the land, He will fulfill His promises to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_transition.htm">Leadership Transition</a></b><br>Joshua's role in leading the people to their inheritance shows the importance of faithful leadership and the need for leaders to prepare others for future responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_inheritance.htm">Personal Inheritance</a></b><br>Each believer has a unique calling and inheritance in Christ. We should seek to understand and walk in the specific purposes God has for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_individual_responsibility.htm">Community and Individual Responsibility</a></b><br>While the community of Israel received the land, each individual had to take possession of their inheritance. This balance of community and personal responsibility is vital in our spiritual lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_judges_2_6_timeline_explained.htm">Judges 2:6 describes Joshua sending the people away, yet Joshua appears to have died in the previous book; how can this timeline be reconciled? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_manasseh_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Manasseh?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_laish's_swift_conquest_align_biblically.htm">How does the swift, seemingly unopposed conquest of Laish in Judges 18:27–29 align with other biblical accounts or historical records of territorial conflicts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_work_in_heaven.htm">What is the identity of the Kenizzites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">When Joshua had let the people go.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">And Joshua let the people go. </span>This passage strongly tends to support the view that the events of the previous chapter, and the message at Bochim, occurred before Joshua's death. (Comp. <a href="/joshua/22-6.htm" title="So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went to their tents.">Joshua 22:6</a>; <a href="/joshua/24-28.htm" title="So Joshua let the people depart, every man to his inheritance.">Joshua 24:28</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when Joshua</span>, etc. The same words as <a href="/joshua/22-6.htm">Joshua 22:6</a>, marking the identity of time. <p> CHAPTER 2:7-13 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had dismissed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to take possession of</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֶ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·re·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his own inheritance.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/2-6.htm">OT History: Judges 2:6 Now when Joshua had sent the people (Jd Judg. 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