New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 2:1-10

1Nowthe angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameH5927upH5927from Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537toBochimהַבֹּכִ֑ים פha.bo.KhimH1066.And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I broughtH5927you upH5927out 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 not makeתִכְרְת֤וּtikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.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 thisH2088thing thatyou have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213?

3Therefore I alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I will not driveאֲגָרֵ֥שׁ'a.ga.ReshH1644them outH1644from you; but they willbecomeH1961like thornsin your sidesלְצִדִּ֔יםle.tzi.DimH6654,and their godsוֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םve.Lo.hei.HemH430will be a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170to you.’”

4Now when the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeכְּדַבֵּ֞רke.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971raisedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5So they namedוַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־vai.yik.re.'U shem-H7121 H8034that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Bochimבֹּכִ֑יםbo.KhimH1066;and thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033they sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

6When Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091had dismissedוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּלְכ֧וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376one to his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָת֖וֹle.na.cha.la.ToH5159,to takeלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423possessionH3423of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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־ שָׁנִֽים׃ben- sha.NimH1121 H8141of 110מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂרme.'Ah va.'E.serH3967 H6235.

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.DorH1755alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571were gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֖וּne.'es.FuH622to their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1;and anotherאַחֵ֜ר'a.CherH312generationדּ֨וֹרDorH1755roseH6965upH6965afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834did not knowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,nor evenוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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