2:4 When the Lord’s messenger finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. 1 2:5 They named that place Bokim 2 and offered sacrifices to the Lord there.
2:6 When Joshua dismissed 3 the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, 4 intending to take possession of the land.
1 tn Heb “lifted their voices and wept.”
2 sn Bokim means “weeping ones” and is derived from the Hebrew verb בָּכָא (bakha’, “to weep”).
3 tn Or “sent away.”
4 tn Heb “the Israelites went each to his inheritance.”