And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
Now the LORD your God has given your brothers the peace and rest he promised them. So go back home to your tents and to the land that belongs to you—the land that Moses, the LORD's servant, gave you on the other side of the Jordan River.
Joshua is telling the eastern tribes that they can now go home because God has fulfilled his promise to give their fellow Israelites rest in the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after the conquest of Canaan when Joshua is releasing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh to return to their inheritance east of the Jordan River. These tribes had agreed to help their fellow Israelites conquer the land west of the Jordan before settling in their own territory. Now that the major battles were won and the land was distributed, they could finally go home to their families.
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