“And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.”
A long time afterward, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on every side, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years — The temporal marker 'a long time afterward' (miyyāmîm rabbîm) indicates passage after the conquest and allotment. The 'rest from all their enemies' (mənûḥâ mizzar'ê) frames the conquest period as complete. Joshua's advanced age (zāqēn wābāʾ bāyāmîm) signals that his leadership is approaching conclusion. The setting marks a covenant transition: from conquest to settlement, from leadership by a single judge to collective tribal governance.
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