Revised Literal Translation

Judges 2:7-17

7And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205that outlivedהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יhe.'e.Ri.khu ya.Mim 'a.cha.ReiH310 H3117 H748Joshuaיְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,who had seenרָא֗וּra.'UH7200all the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419worksמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,that he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126,the servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, beingan hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121.

9And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the borderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159in Timnath–heresH8556,in the mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,on the north sideמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of the hillלְהַר־le.har-H2022Gaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

10And also all that generationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755were gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֖וּne.'es.FuH622unto their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1:and there aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anotherאַחֵ֜ר'a.CherH312generationדּ֨וֹרDorH1755afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, which knewיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,nor yet the worksהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639which he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168:

12And they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֞וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֗ם'a.vo.TamH1,which brought them outהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and followedאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212otherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,of the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יme.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971that wereround aboutסְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and bowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves unto them, and provoked Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerוַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvai.yakh.'I.suH3707.

13And they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֖וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and Ashtarothוְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

14And the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was hotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙vai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of spoilersשֹׁסִ֔יםsho.SimH8154that spoiledוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155them, and he soldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֞םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handsבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם֙'oy.vei.HemH341round aboutמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,so that they couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not any longerע֔וֹדodH5750standלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'oy.vei.HemH341.

15Whithersoever they went outיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against them for evilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451,as Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto them: and they were greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966distressedוַיֵּ֥צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334.

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.

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