Berean Standard Bible

Judges 2:7-17

7And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068throughoutכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605יְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834outlivedהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יhe.'e.Ri.khu ya.Mim 'a.cha.ReiH748 H3117 H310himיְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had seenרָא֗וּra.'UH7200אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419worksמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126,the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at the ageבֶּן־ שָׁנִֽים׃ben- sha.NimH1121 H8141of 110מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂרme.'Ah va.'E.serH3967 H6235.

9They buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912himאוֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853in the landבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,at Timnath-heresH8556in the hill countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,northמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of Mountלְהַר־le.har-H2022Gaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

10After thatאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310wholeכָּל־kol-H3605generationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755הַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931had alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571been gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֖וּne.'es.FuH622toאֶל־'el-H413their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,anotherאַחֵ֜ר'a.CherH312generationדּ֨וֹרDorH1755rose upוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834did notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068orוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853the worksהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Baalsהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168.

12Thus they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֞וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֗ם'a.vo.TamH1,who had brought themהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318אוֹתָם֮'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and they followedוַיֵּלְכ֞וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310variousאֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֗ים'E.lo.Him 'a.che.RimH312 H430godsמֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יme.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971around themסְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834.They bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to themand provokedוַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvai.yakh.'I.suH3707אֶת־'et-H853the LORD to angerיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

13for they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֖וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853Himיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and the Ashtorethsוְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

14Then the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He delivered themוַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙vai.yi.te.NemH5414into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of those who plunderedשֹׁסִ֔ים וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּsho.Sim vai.ya.Sho.suH8154 H8155themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.He sold themוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֞םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376into the handsבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם֙'oy.vei.HemH341all aroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,whom they wereיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750able to resistלַעֲמֹ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥יla.'a.Mod lif.NeiH5975 H6440אוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'oy.vei.HemH341.

15Whereverבְּכֹ֣ל׀be.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Israelmarched outיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasהָיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961against themto bring calamityלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451,just asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛רve.kha.'a.SherH834had swornדִּבֶּ֣ר נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖הdi.Ber nish.Ba' Yah.wehH1696 H7650 H3068to them.So they were greatly distressedוַיֵּ֥צֶר מְאֹֽד׃vai.Ye.tzer me.'OdH3334 H3966.

16Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֑יםsho.fe.TimH8199,who saved themוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיע֔וּםvai.Yo.o.shi.'UmH3467from the handsמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of those who plundered themשֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃sho.sei.HemH8154.

17Israel,howeverוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571,did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085toאֶל־'el-H413their judgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙sho.fe.tei.HemH8199.Insteadכִּ֣יkiH3588,they prostitutedזָנ֗וּza.NuH2181themselves withאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to them.They quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493fromמִן־min-H4480the wayהַדֶּ֜רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1,who had walkedהָלְכ֧וּha.le.KhuH1980in obedienceלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687;they did notלֹא־lo'-H3808do as their fathersעָ֥שׂוּ כֵֽן׃'A.su KhenH6213 H3651had done.

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