New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 2:7-17

7The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834survivedהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יhe.'e.Ri.khu ya.Mim 'a.cha.ReiH748 H3117 H310Joshuaיְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had seenרָא֗וּra.'UH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126,the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at the ageבֶּן־ben-H1121of one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235.

9And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the territoryבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366ofhis inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159in Timnath-heresH8556,in the hillH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,northמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of MountH2022Gaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

10Allכָּל־kol-H3605that generationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755alsoH1571were gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֖וּne.'es.FuH622to their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1;and there aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anotherאַחֵ֜ר'a.CherH312generationדּ֨וֹרDorH1755afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834did not knowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,norH1571yetH1571the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theBaalsהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168,

12andthey forsookוַיַּעַזְב֞וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֗ם'a.vo.TamH1,who had broughtהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and followedוַיֵּלְכ֞וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י׀vai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430from amongthe godsמֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יme.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were aroundסְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and bowedH7812themselves downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to them; thus they provokedH3707the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerוַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvai.yakh.'I.suH3707.

13So they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֖וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and the Ashtarothוְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

14The angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙vai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of plunderersשֹׁסִ֔יםsho.SimH8154who plunderedוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155them; andHe soldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֞םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handsבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesH340aroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439them,so that they couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750standלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340.

15Whereverבְּכֹ֣ל׀be.KholH3605 H834they wentיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against them for evilH7463,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696andas the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to them, so that they were severelyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966distressedH6887.

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.

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