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Judges 2

1Andtheangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahcameH935upfromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537toBochim.AndhesaidH559,ImadeH7650youtogoH935upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhavebroughtH935youuntothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIsware untoyourfathersH1;andIsaidH559,Iwillneverbreakאָפֵ֧ר'a.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֛יbe.ri.TiH1285withyou:

2andyeshallmakeH6213nocovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withtheinhabitantsלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙le.yo.she.VeiH3427ofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776; yeshallbreakH5422downtheiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶ֖םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196.Butyehavenothearkened untomyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963:whyH4100haveyedonethis?

3WhereforeIalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Iwillnotdriveאֲגָרֵ֥שׁ'a.ga.ReshH1644themoutfrombeforeyou;buttheyshallbeH1961asthornsinyoursidesH6654,andtheirgodsוֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םve.Lo.hei.HemH430shallbeH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170untoyou.

4Anditcametopass,whentheangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahspakethesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697untoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,andweptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5Andtheycalledוַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Bochim:andtheysacrificedH2076thereuntoJehovah.

6NowwhenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadsentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971,thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wenteverymanH376untohisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָת֖וֹle.na.cha.la.ToH5159topossessH3423thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971servedH5647JehovahallthedaysH3117ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andallthedaysH3117oftheeldersH2205thatoutlivedJoshuaיְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,whohadseenH7200allthegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639ofJehovahthathehadwroughtforIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנ֖וּןnunH5126,theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovah,diedH4191,beingahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141old.

9AndtheyburiedH6912himintheborderH1366ofhisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159inTimnath-heres,inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,onthenorthמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828ofthemountainH2022ofGaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

10AndalsoH1571allthatgenerationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֖וּne.'es.FuH622untotheirfathersH1:andtherearoseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anothergenerationדּ֨וֹרDorH1755afterthem,thatknewH3045notJehovah,noryettheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichhehadwroughtforIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andservedH5647theBaalim;

12andtheyforsookJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,whobroughtH3318themoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,andfollowedotherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,ofthegodsמֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יme.'e.lo.HeiH430ofthepeoplesH5971thatwereroundH5439aboutthem,andbowedH7812themselvesdownוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812untothem:andtheyprovokedH3707Jehovahtoangerוַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvai.yakh.'I.suH3707.

13AndtheyforsookJehovah,andservedH5647Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168andtheAshtarothוְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

14Andtheangerאַ֤ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhedeliveredthemintothehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofspoilersthatdespoiledthem;andhesoldH4376themintothehandsבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם֙'oy.vei.HemH341roundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,sothattheycouldnotanylongerstandלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975beforetheirenemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'oy.vei.HemH341.

15WhithersoevertheywentH3318out,thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961againstthemforevilH7451,asJehovahhadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,andasJehovahhadswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650untothem:andtheyweresore distressed.

16AndJehovahraisedH6965upjudgesH8199,whosavedH3467themoutofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthosethatdespoiledthem.

17AndyettheyhearkenednotuntotheirjudgesH8199;fortheyplayedH2181theharlotafterotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andbowedH7812themselvesdownוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812untothem:theyturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118outofthewayהַדֶּ֜רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1walkedהָלְכ֧וּha.le.KhuH1980,obeyingthecommandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687ofJehovah;buttheydidnotsoכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

18AndwhenJehovahraisedH6965themupjudgesH8199,thenJehovahwasH1961withthejudgeH8199,andsavedH3467themoutofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofthejudgeH8199:foritrepentedH5162Jehovahbecauseoftheirgroaningמִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םmi.na.'a.ka.TamH5009byreasonofthemthatoppressedH3905themandvexedthem.

19Butitcametopass,whenthejudgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֗טha.sho.FetH8199wasH1961deadH4191,thattheyturnedH7725backיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725,anddealtmorecorruptlyוְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּve.hish.Chi.tuH7843thantheirfathersמֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔םme.'a.vo.TamH1,infollowingotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them,andtobowוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812untothem;theyceasednotfromtheirdoings,norfromtheirstubbornהַקָּשָֽׁה׃ha.ka.ShahH7186wayוּמִדַּרְכָּ֖םu.mi.dar.KamH1870.

20Andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andhesaidH559,Becausethisnationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471havetransgressedmycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285whichIcommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680theirfathersH1,andhavenothearkened untomyvoiceלְקוֹלִֽי׃le.ko.LiH6963;

21Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571willnothenceforthdriveoutanyfrombeforethemofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091leftH5800whenH834hediedH4191;

22thatbythemImayproveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whethertheywillkeepH8104thewayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovahtowalktherein,astheirfathersH1didkeepH8104it,ornot.

23SoJehovahleftthosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,withoutdrivingthemouthastily;neitherdeliveredhethemintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ פye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

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