Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance. New Living Translation After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. English Standard Version When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. Berean Standard Bible After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. King James Bible And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. New King James Version And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land. New American Standard Bible When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went, each one to his inheritance, to take possession of the land. NASB 1995 When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land. NASB 1977 When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land. Legacy Standard Bible Then Joshua sent the people away, and the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land. Amplified Bible And when Joshua had sent the people away, the [tribes of the] Israelites went each to his inheritance, to take possession of the land. Christian Standard Bible Previously, when Joshua had sent the people away, the Israelites had gone to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. Holman Christian Standard Bible Joshua sent the people away, and the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. American Standard Version Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. English Revised Version Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Now, Joshua sent the people of Israel home. So each family went to take possession of the territory they had inherited. Good News Translation Joshua sent the people of Israel on their way, and each man went to take possession of his own share of the land. International Standard Version After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelis returned to their respective inheritances to take possession of the land. Majority Standard Bible After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. NET Bible When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, intending to take possession of the land. New Heart English Bible Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land. Webster's Bible Translation And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land. World English Bible Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Joshua sends the people away, and the sons of Israel go, each to his inheritance, to possess the land; Young's Literal Translation And Joshua sendeth the people away, and the sons of Israel go, each to his inheritance, to possess the land; Smith's Literal Translation And Joshua will send away the people, and the sons of Israel will go a man to his inheritance to inherit the land. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Josue sent away the people, and the children of Israel went every one to his own possession to hold it: Catholic Public Domain Version Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went away, each one to his own possession, so that they might obtain it. New American Bible Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the Israelites went, each to their own heritage, to take possession of the land. New Revised Standard Version When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites all went to their own inheritances to take possession of the land. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went away every man to his inheritance to possess the land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yeshua sent the people and the children of Israel went, each man to his inheritance, to inherit the land OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joshua dismissed the people, and they went every man to his inheritance, to inherit the land. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joshua's Death and Burial6After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. 7And 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.… Cross References Joshua 24:28-31 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. ... Joshua 23:1-6 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. ... Joshua 1:1-9 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. ... Deuteronomy 31:7-8 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.” Deuteronomy 31:23 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.” 1 Samuel 12:6-11 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. ... Hebrews 11:32-34 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. Acts 13:19-20 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. Psalm 78:55-56 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. Nehemiah 9:24-25 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. 1 Kings 8:56 “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. Psalm 44:1-3 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. Acts 7:45 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, 1 Chronicles 29:10-20 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. ... 2 Timothy 2:1-2 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. Treasury of Scripture And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land. Joshua Joshua 22:6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents. Joshua 24:28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. Jump to Previous Children Dismissed Heritage Inheritance Israel Israelites Joshua Possess Possession ThemselvesJump to Next Children Dismissed Heritage Inheritance Israel Israelites Joshua Possess Possession ThemselvesJudges 2 1. An angel rebukes the people at Bochim6. The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua 14. God's anger and pity toward them 20. The Canaanites left to prove Israel After Joshua had dismissed the people This phrase marks a significant transition in the narrative of Israel's history. The Hebrew root for "dismissed" is "shalach," which means to send away or let go. This action by Joshua signifies the end of an era of direct leadership under a divinely appointed leader. Joshua, like Moses before him, was a central figure in guiding the Israelites. His dismissal of the people indicates a shift from centralized leadership to a more tribal and decentralized governance. Historically, this period marks the beginning of the Judges era, where Israel would struggle with maintaining faithfulness to God without a strong, singular leader. the Israelites went to take possession of the land each to his own inheritance CHAPTER 2:7-13 Hebrew After Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites had dismissed וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח (way·šal·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out the people, הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son went out וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to take possession of לָרֶ֥שֶׁת (lā·re·šeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the land, הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land each אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person to his own inheritance. לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ (lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion Links Judges 2:6 NIVJudges 2:6 NLT Judges 2:6 ESV Judges 2:6 NASB Judges 2:6 KJV Judges 2:6 BibleApps.com Judges 2:6 Biblia Paralela Judges 2:6 Chinese Bible Judges 2:6 French Bible Judges 2:6 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 2:6 Now when Joshua had sent the people (Jd Judg. 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