New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 2:20-23

20So the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseיַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רya.'An 'a.SherH3282 H834thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088nationהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471has transgressedעָבְר֜וּ'a.ve.RuH5674My covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1and has not listenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to My voiceלְקוֹלִֽי׃le.ko.LiH6963,

21I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerאוֹסִ֔יף'o.SifH3254driveלְהוֹרִ֥ישׁle.ho.RishH3423out beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם מִן־mi.pe.nei.Hem min-H4480 H6440them anyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091leftעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800when he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,

22in orderלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616totestנַסּ֥וֹתna.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478by them, whether they will keepהֲשֹׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in it as their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1didשָׁמְר֥וּsha.me.RuH8104,orאִם־'im-H518not.”

23So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068allowed thoseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471to remainוַיַּנַּ֤חvai.ya.NachH5117,not drivingהוֹרִישָׁ֖םho.ri.ShamH3423them out quicklyמַהֵ֑רma.HerH4118;and He did not giveנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ פye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

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