The Meaning of Joshua 24:28 Explained

Joshua 24:28

KJV: So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.

YLT: And Joshua sendeth the people away, each to his inheritance.

Darby: And Joshua dismissed the people, every man to his inheritance.

ASV: So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance.

Discover Joshua 24:28

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 24:28?

MEANING: What does Joshua 24:28 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 24:28 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 24:28?

What is the context of Joshua 24:28?

The Response of the People (Joshua 24:16-28)
“We Will Serve the Lord ” (Joshua 24:14-28)
The Covenant Renewal (Joshua 24:14-28)
Choose Whom You Will Serve (Joshua 24:14-28)
The Israelites Promise to Serve Yahweh (Joshua 24:14-33)
Joshua Reviews Israel’s History (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Covenant Renewed at Shechem (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Covenant at Shechem (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Lord’s Covenant Renewed (Joshua 24:1-28)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.

What does Joshua 24:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 24:16-33 - Joshua's Last Service To His People

Joshua did well to discourage their proud vauntings, and to show that the people could not in their own might realize God's ideal, Psalms 105:4. The book of Judges is a bitter commentary on these lofty words.

What the stone of witness was to Israel, the ordinances of the Lord's Supper and Baptism are to the Church and to the world. The walls of our private chambers have listened to our prayers and tears. God help us to be true to them!

Joshua and the elders, while they lived, were a steadying influence to Israel. Such was the influence of the Apostles on the early Church. Let us learn the value of character. Compare Joshua 24:32 with Genesis 50:25 and Exodus 13:19. Take heart! The fulfillment of God's promise may tarry, but His word is sure as the morning light, Hosea 6:1-4.

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Chapter Summary: Joshua 24

¹ Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem
² A brief history of God's benefits from Terah
¹⁴ He renews the covenant between them and God
²⁶ A stone the witness of the covenant
²⁹ Joshua's age, death, and burial
³² Joseph's bones are buried
³³ Eleazar dies

What do the individual words in Joshua 24:28 mean?

So let depart Joshua - the people each to his own inheritance -

וַיְשַׁלַּ֤ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ אֶת־ הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ פ

וַיְשַׁלַּ֤ח	So let depart
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙	Joshua
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָעָ֔ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אִ֖ישׁ	each
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ	to his own inheritance
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נַחֲלָה Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

What are the major concepts related to Joshua 24:28?

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