Revised Literal Translation

Judges 2:20-23

20And the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was hotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Because that this peopleהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471hath transgressedעָבְר֜וּ'a.ve.RuH5674my covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285which I commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,and have not hearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085unto my voiceלְקוֹלִֽי׃le.ko.LiH6963;

21I also will not henceforthאוֹסִ֔יף'o.SifH3254drive outלְהוֹרִ֥ישׁle.ho.RishH3423anyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471which Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091leftעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800when he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191:

22That through them I may proveנַסּ֥וֹתna.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whether they will keepהֲשֹׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to walkH3212therein, as their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1did keepשָׁמְר֥וּsha.me.RuH8104it, or not.

23Therefore Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068leftH3240those nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,withoutלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115driving them outהוֹרִישָׁ֖םho.ri.ShamH3423hastilyמַהֵ֑רma.HerH4118;neither deliveredנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414he them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ פye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

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