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Joshua 24:28

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Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.

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Keil-Delitzsch Old Testament Commentaryv. 28

Joshua then dismissed the people, each one to his inheritance. He had done all that was in his power to establish the people in fidelity to the Lord.

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Strong's Concordancev. 28

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ, H3091) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… שָׁלַח (shâlach, H7971) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… נַחֲלָה (nachălâh, H5159) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom;…

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Judges 2:6rank 3

After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.

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