New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 2:16-19

16Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068raisedוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965up judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֑יםsho.fe.TimH8199who deliveredוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיע֔וּםvai.Yo.o.shi.'UmH3467them from the handsמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of those who plunderedשֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃sho.sei.HemH8154them.

17Yetוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571they did not listenשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085to their judgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙sho.fe.tei.HemH8199,for they playedH2181the harlotH2181afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and bowedH7812themselves downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to them. They turnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118from the wayהַדֶּ֜רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1had walkedהָלְכ֧וּha.le.KhuH1980in obeyingלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the commandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;they didH6213not doH6213as their fathers.

18WhenH3588the Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068raisedהֵקִ֨יםhe.KimH6965up judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֒sho.fe.TimH8199for them,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199and deliveredוְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesH340allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the judgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199;for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasmovedH5162to pityH5162by their groaningמִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םmi.na.'a.ka.TamH5009becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of those who oppressedלֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖םlo.cha.tzei.HemH3905and afflictedוְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ve.do.cha.kei.HemH1766them.

19But it cameוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961about when the judgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֗טha.sho.FetH8199diedH4194,that they would turnH7725backיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725and actH7843moreH4480corruptlyוְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּve.hish.Chi.tuH7843thanH4480their fathersמֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔םme.'a.vo.TamH1,in followingלָלֶ֗כֶת אַֽחֲרֵי֙la.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them and bowוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812to them; they did not abandonהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307their practicesמִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םmi.Ma.'a.lei.HemH4611or their stubbornהַקָּשָֽׁה׃ha.ka.ShahH7186waysוּמִדַּרְכָּ֖םu.mi.dar.KamH1870.

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