Revised Literal Translation

Judges 2:16-19

16Nevertheless Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֑יםsho.fe.TimH8199,which deliveredוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיע֔וּםvai.Yo.o.shi.'UmH3467them out of the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of those that spoiledשֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃sho.sei.HemH8154them.

17And yet they would not hearkenשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085unto their judgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙sho.fe.tei.HemH8199,but they went a whoringזָנ֗וּza.NuH2181afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and bowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves unto them: they turnedסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118out of the wayהַדֶּ֜רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1walked inהָלְכ֧וּha.le.KhuH1980,obeyingלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the commandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; butthey didעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213not so.

18And when Yhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068raisedהֵקִ֨יםhe.KimH6965them up judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֒sho.fe.TimH8199,Then Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199,and deliveredוְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the judgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199:for it repentedיִנָּחֵ֤םyi.na.ChemH5162Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of their groaningsמִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םmi.na.'a.ka.TamH5009by reason of them that oppressedלֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖םlo.cha.tzei.HemH3905them and vexedוְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ve.do.cha.kei.HemH1766them.

19And it came to pass, when the judgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֗טha.sho.FetH8199was deadH4194, thatthey returnedיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725,and corruptedוְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּve.hish.Chi.tuH7843themselvesmore than their fathersמֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔םme.'a.vo.TamH1,in followingאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and to bow downוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812unto them; they ceasedהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307not from their own doingsמִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םmi.Ma.'a.lei.HemH4611,nor from their stubbornהַקָּשָֽׁה׃ha.ka.ShahH7186wayוּמִדַּרְכָּ֖םu.mi.dar.KamH1870.

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