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Judges 2

1And anangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameupוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537toBochimהַבֹּכִ֑ים פha.bo.KhimH1066, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, I made you todepartאַעֲלֶ֨ה'a.'a.LehH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and havebroughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935you to thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Isworeנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650to yourfathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1; and Isaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, I willneverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769breakאָפֵ֧ר'a.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֛יbe.ri.TiH1285with you.

2And ye shallmakeתִכְרְת֤וּtikh.re.TuH3772noleagueבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with theinhabitantsלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙le.yo.she.VeiH3427of thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776; ye shall throwdownתִּתֹּצ֑וּןti.to.TzunH5422theiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶ֖םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196: but ye have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֥םshe.ma'.TemH8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963: why have yedoneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213this?

3Therefore I alsosaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, I will not drive themoutאֲגָרֵ֥שׁ'a.ga.ReshH1644frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you; but they shall be as thorns in yoursidesלְצִדִּ֔יםle.tzi.DimH6654, and theirgodsוֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םve.Lo.hei.HemH430shall be asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170to you.

4And it came to pass, when theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeכְּדַבֵּ֞רke.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697to all thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedupוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, andweptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5And theycalledוַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Bochimבֹּכִ֑יםbo.KhimH1066: and theysacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076there to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

6And whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091had let thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971goוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3212everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָת֖וֹle.na.cha.la.ToH5159topossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, and all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205thatoutlivedהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יhe.'e.Ri.khu ya.Mim 'a.cha.ReiH748 H3117 H310Joshuaיְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, who hadseenרָא֗וּra.'UH7200all thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419worksמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, that hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֖וּןnunH5126, theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, being anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121.

9And theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in theborderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of hisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159inTimnathheresH8556, in themountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, on the northsideמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of thehillלְהַר־le.har-H2022Gaashגָּֽעַשׁ׃Ga.'ashH1608.

10And also all thatgenerationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֖וּne.'es.FuH622to theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1: and therearoseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anotherאַחֵ֜ר'a.CherH312generationדּ֨וֹרDorH1755afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, whichknewיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, nor yet theworksהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639which he haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168:

12And theyforsookוַיַּעַזְב֞וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֗ם'a.vo.TamH1, who brought themoutהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, of thegodsמֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יme.'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeopleהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971that werearoundסְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, andbowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves to them, and provoked theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068toangerוַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvai.yakh.'I.suH3707.

13And theyforsookוַיַּעַזְב֖וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168andAshtarothוְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

14And theangerאַ֤ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068washotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and hedeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙vai.yi.te.NemH5414them into thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofspoilersשֹׁסִ֔יםsho.SimH8154thatspoiledוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155them, and hesoldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֞םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into thehandsבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם֙'oy.vei.HemH341aroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439them, so that theycouldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not anylongerע֔וֹדodH5750standלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'oy.vei.HemH341.

15Wherever they wentoutיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318, thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against them forevilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, and as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to them: and they weregreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966distressedוַיֵּ֥צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334.

16Nevertheless theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068raisedupוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֑יםsho.fe.TimH8199, whodeliveredוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיע֔וּםvai.Yo.o.shi.'UmH3467them out of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of those thatspoiledשֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃sho.sei.HemH8154them.

17And yet they would nothearkenשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085to theirjudgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙sho.fe.tei.HemH8199, but they played the harlotwithזָנ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙za.Nu 'a.cha.ReiH2181 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andbowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves to them: theyturnedסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118out of thewayהַדֶּ֜רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1walkedinהָלְכ֧וּha.le.KhuH1980,obeyingלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; but theydidעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213not so.

18And when theLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068raisedהֵקִ֨יםhe.KimH6965upjudgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֒sho.fe.TimH8199for them, then theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with thejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199, anddeliveredוְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them out of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thejudgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068repentedיִנָּחֵ֤םyi.na.ChemH5162becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theirgroaningsמִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םmi.na.'a.ka.TamH5009by reason of them thatoppressedלֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖םlo.cha.tzei.HemH3905them andburdenedוְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ve.do.cha.kei.HemH1766them.

19And it came to pass, when thejudgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֗טha.sho.FetH8199wasdeadH4194, that theyreturnedיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725, andcorruptedוְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּve.hish.Chi.tuH7843themselves more than theirfathersמֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔םme.'a.vo.TamH1, infollowingאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and to bowdownוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812to them; theyceasedהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307not from their owndoingsמִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םmi.Ma.'a.lei.HemH4611, nor from theirstubbornהַקָּשָֽׁה׃ha.ka.ShahH7186wayוּמִדַּרְכָּ֖םu.mi.dar.KamH1870.

20And theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068washotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Because that thispeopleהַגּ֣וֹיha.GoyH1471hathtransgressedעָבְר֜וּ'a.ve.RuH5674mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285which Icommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1, and have nothearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to myvoiceלְקוֹלִֽי׃le.ko.LiH6963;

21I also will nothenceforthאוֹסִ֔יף'o.SifH3254driveoutלְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁle.ho.Rish 'ishH3423 H376frombeforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them any of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471whichJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091leftעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800when hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191:

22That through them I maytestנַסּ֥וֹתna.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whether they willkeepהֲשֹׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104thewayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068towalkH3212in it, as theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1keptשָׁמְר֥וּsha.me.RuH8104it, or not.

23Therefore theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068leftH3240thosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,withoutלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115driving themoutהוֹרִישָׁ֖םho.ri.ShamH3423speedilyמַהֵ֑רma.HerH4118; neither did hedeliverנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ פye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

Commentaries on Judges 2

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