Judges 2:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 They named that place Bochim,[a] and they offered sacrifice there to the Lord.
6 (A)Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the Israelites went, each to their own heritage, to take possession of the land. 7 The people served the Lord during the entire lifetime of Joshua, and of those elders who outlived Joshua and who had seen all the great work the Lord had done for Israel.
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- 2:5 Bochim: Hebrew for “weepers.”
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