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When the angel of the Lord finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.[a] They named that place Bokim[b] and offered sacrifices to the Lord there.

The End of an Era

When Joshua dismissed[c] the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory,[d] intending to take possession of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:4 tn Heb “lifted their voices and wept.”
  2. Judges 2:5 sn Bokim means “weeping ones” and is derived from the Hebrew verb בָּכָא (bakhaʾ, “to weep”).
  3. Judges 2:6 tn Or “sent away.”
  4. Judges 2:6 tn Heb “the Israelites went each to his inheritance.”