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Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel

Joshua giving the land to the Israelites is spoken of as if he had given the Israelites an inheritance as a permanent possession. AT: "Joshua gave the land to the Israelites as a permanent possession" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

the land had rest from the wars

The people no longer fighting wars is spoken of as if the land were a person who rested from war. AT: "the people no longer fought wars in the land" or "there was peace in the land" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)