Commentaire sur Les Juges 2:6
וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אִ֥ישׁ לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ לָרֶ֥שֶׁת אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Or, lorsque Josué eut congédié le peuple et que les enfants d’Israël, prenant possession du pays, s’installèrent chacun dans son héritage,
Rashi on Judges
Yehoshua dismissed, etc. This incident had taken place previously, but, as Scripture intends to relate that they acted wickedly [v.11], it begins with the following statement: at Yehoshua's death, when they resolved, in his presence, to serve Adonoy, he dismissed them, each man to his ancestral property. They served Adonoy throughout his days and the days of the elders. Afterward, "The Bnei Yisroel acted wickedly."
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