God’s Word Translation
Judges 2:6
6Now, Joshua sent the people of Israel home. So each family went to take possession of the territory they had inherited.
Judges 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
- New International Version (NIV)After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land.
Context of Judges 2:6
4While the Messenger of the Lord was saying this to all the people of Israel, they began to cry loudly. 5So they called that place Bochim [Those Who Cry]. They offered sacrifices there to the Lord. Now, Joshua sent the people of Israel home. So each family went to take possession of the territory they had inherited. 7The people served the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and throughout the lifetimes of the leaders who had outlived him and who had seen all the spectacular works the Lord had done for Israel. 8The Lord’s servant Joshua, son of Nun, died at the age of 110.
Read all of Judges 2Judges 2:6 word by word
וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אִ֥ישׁ לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ לָרֶ֥שֶׁת אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
- had let the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- unto his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- to possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Judges 2:6
Commentaries on Judges 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6When Joshua had let the people go - The author of this book is giving here a history of the people, from the division of the land by Joshua to the time in which the angel speaks. Joshua divided the land to them by lot; recommended obedience to God, which they solemnly promised: and they continued faithful during his life, and during the lives of those who had been his contemporaries, but who had survived him. When all that generation who had seen the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-23Verses 6-23 We have a general idea of the course of things in Israel, during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves as mean and miserable by forsaking God, as they would have been great and happy if they had continued faithful to him. Their punishment answered to the evil they had done. They served the gods of the nations round about them, even the meanest, and God made them serve the princes of the nations round about them, even the meanest…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-23The second prologue continues from the events of Joshua 23–24 (see study note on Judges 1:1–3:6). It introduces a third generation (Judges 2:10) who did not personally witness the Lord’s mighty acts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-106-10. And when Joshua had let the people go--This passage is a repetition of Jos 24:29-31. It was inserted here to give the reader the reasons which called forth so strong and severe a rebuke from the angel of the Lord. During the lifetime of the first occupiers, who retained a vivid recollection of all the miracles and judgments which they had witnessed in Egypt and the desert, the national character stood high for faith and piety. But, in course of…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Judges 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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