“So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.”
So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents — Joshua's blessing (bārak) represents a formal conclusion to the eastern tribes' service. The departure 'to their tents' initiates their Transjordanian settlement. The brevity of this dismissal contrasts sharply with the crisis that follows.
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