New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 2:1-4

1Nowthe angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537toBochimהַבֹּכִ֑ים פha.bo.KhimH1066.And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I broughtאַעֲלֶ֨ה'a.'a.LehH5927you up out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and ledוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935you into the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1;and I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, ‘I will neverלֹֽא־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃lo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769breakאָפֵ֧ר'a.FerH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֛יbe.ri.TiH1285with you,

2and as for you,you shall makeתִכְרְת֤וּtikh.re.TuH3772noH3808covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙le.yo.she.VeiH3427of thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;you shall tearH5422downH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶ֖םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196.’ But you have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֥ם בְּקֹלִ֖יshe.ma'.Tem be.ko.LiH8085 H6963Me; whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisH2088you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213?

3Therefore I alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I will not driveאֲגָרֵ֥שׁ'a.ga.ReshH1644them out beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you; but they willbecomeH1961as thornsin your sidesלְצִדִּ֔יםle.tzi.DimH6654and their godsוֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םve.Lo.hei.HemH430will be a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170to you.’”

4When the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeכְּדַבֵּ֞רke.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375up their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

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