Judges 2

An angel of YHWH from Gilgal rebukes Israel at Bochim for covenant disobedience and idolatry; after Joshua's death, the new generation forsakes YHWH for Baalim and Ashtaroth, leading to oppression, repentance, and YHWH raising judges for deliverance amid recurring apostasy[1][3][5].

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Verse 1 וַ/יַּ֧עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and-went-up and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms מַלְאַךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe messenger agent-messenger of HNcmsc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/גִּלְגָּ֖ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagilegal the-Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal HTd/Np אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/בֹּכִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤌 habokhim Bochim the Weepers the Bokhim HTd/Np וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַעֲלֶ֨ה 𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 aaleh I-will-bring-up I will cause to ascend HVhi1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp מִ/מִּצְרַ֗יִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from-Egypt from Egypt from Mitserayim HR/Np וָ/אָבִ֤יא 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤀 vaavi and-I-brought and I brought in HC/Vhw1cs אֶתְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-2 you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-land the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉 nishebaeti I-swore I swore an oath HVNp1cs לַ/אֲבֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 laavoteykhem to-your-fathers to your fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וָ/אֹמַ֕ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אָפֵ֧ר 𐤀𐤐𐤓 afer I-will-break I will nullify HVhi1cs בְּרִיתִ֛/י 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti my-covenant my binding covenant HNcfsc/Sp1cs אִתְּ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem with-you with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age HR/Ncmsa
Verse 7 וַ/יַּעַבְד֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 vayaavedu and served and they served HC/Vqw3mp הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of days of HNcmpc יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp וְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey-2 days of days of HNcmpc הַ/זְּקֵנִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 hazeqenim the elders the aged men HTd/Aampa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤊𐤅 heerikhu outlived they lengthened HVhp3cp יָמִים֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days HNcmpa אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR יְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr רָא֗וּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau had seen they saw HVqp3cp אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הַ/גָּד֔וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that that-which HTr עָשָׂ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he had done he did HVqp3ms לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael for Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np
Verse 12 וַ/יַּעַזְב֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 vayaazevu and they forsook and they abandoned HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc אֲבוֹתָ֗/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam of their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp הַ/מּוֹצִ֣יא 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hamotsi who brought out the one who brings out HTd/Vhrmsa אוֹתָ/ם֮ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַיִם֒ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וַ/יֵּלְכ֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went HC/Vqw3mp אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֗ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones HAampa מֵ/אֱלֹהֵ֤י 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 meelohey Mulimu (Lozi) from gods from mighty ones of HR/Ncmpc הָֽ/עַמִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim of the peoples the gathered peoples HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr סְבִיב֣וֹתֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sevivoteyhem around them their surroundings HNcbpc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachavu and they bowed down and they bowed themselves down HC/Vtw3mp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יַּכְעִ֖סוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤏𐤎𐤅 vayakheisu and they provoked and they provoked to anger HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 14 וַ/יִּֽחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms אַ֤ף 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose HTa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael against Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤌 vayitenem and He gave them and he gave them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc שֹׁסִ֔ים 𐤔𐤎𐤉𐤌 shosim of plunderers plundering-ones HVqrmpa וַ/יָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤎𐤅 vayashosu who plundered and they plundered HC/Vqw3mp אוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp וַֽ/יִּמְכְּרֵ֞/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤊𐤓/𐤌 vayimekerem and He sold them and he sold them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/יַ֤ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad-2 into hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc אֽוֹיְבֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem of their enemies their hostile-ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp מִ/סָּבִ֔יב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv around from around HR/Ncbsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יָכְל֣וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yakhelu they could they were able HVqp3cp ע֔וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD לַ/עֲמֹ֖ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤃 laamod to stand to stand HR/Vqc לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc אוֹיְבֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem-2 their enemies their hostile-ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp
Verse 17 וְ/גַ֤ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שֹֽׁפְטֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤄𐤌 shofeteyhem their judges their judging ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שָׁמֵ֔עוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they listened they heard HVqp3cp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC זָנ֗וּ 𐤆𐤍𐤅 zanu they whored they engaged in prostitution HVqp3cp אַֽחֲרֵי֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones HAampa וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachavu and they bowed down and they bowed themselves down HC/Vtw3mp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp סָ֣רוּ 𐤎𐤓𐤅 saru they turned aside they turned aside HVqp3cp מַהֵ֗ר 𐤌𐤄𐤓 maher quickly Hurry! HVpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/דֶּ֜רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the way the trodden path HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr הָלְכ֧וּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halekhu they had walked they walked HVqp3cp אֲבוֹתָ֛/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp לִ/שְׁמֹ֥עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to obey to hear HR/Vqc מִצְוֺת 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 mitseot commandments commands of HNcfpc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn עָ֥שׂוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they did they did HVqp3cp כֵֽן 𐤊𐤍 khen so thus HD
Verse 18 וְ/כִֽי 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and-when and because HC/C הֵקִ֨ים 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 heqim he-raised-up he raised up HVhp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/הֶם֮ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for-them HR/Sp3mp שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 shofetim judges judging-ones HVqrmpa וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and-he-was and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR הַ/שֹּׁפֵ֔ט 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤈 hashofet the-judge the judging-one HTd/Vqrmsa וְ/הֽוֹשִׁיעָ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤌 vehoshiam and-he-saved-them and he brought them to safety HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3mp מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from-hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc אֹֽיְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem their-enemies their hostile-ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc הַ/שּׁוֹפֵ֑ט 𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤈 hashofet-2 of-the-judge the judging-one HTd/Vqrmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC יִנָּחֵ֤ם 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌 yinachem he-was-moved-to-pity he will be moved to relent HVNi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/נַּֽאֲקָתָ֔/ם 𐤌/𐤍𐤀𐤒𐤕/𐤌 minaaqatam because-of-their-groaning from their groaning HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp מִ/פְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because-of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc לֹחֲצֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤋𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lochatseyhem their-oppressors the ones pressing them HVqrmpc/Sp3mp וְ/דֹחֲקֵי/הֶֽם 𐤅/𐤃𐤇𐤒𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vedochaqeyhem and-their-vexers and their pressers HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp
Verse 19 וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it came to pass and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms בְּ/מ֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤕 bemot at the dying of in the death of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שּׁוֹפֵ֗ט 𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤈 hashofet the judge the judging-one HTd/Vqrmsa יָשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yashuvu they returned they will return HVqi3mp וְ/הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅 vehishechitu and they corrupted themselves and they ruined HC/Vhq3cp מֵֽ/אֲבוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 meavotam more than their fathers from their fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp לָ/לֶ֗כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go HR/Vqc אַֽחֲרֵי֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones HAampa לְ/עָבְדָ֖/ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤌 leavedam to serve them to serve them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp וּ/לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤕 ulehishetachaot and to bow down and to prostrate oneself HC/R/Vvc לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הִפִּ֨ילוּ֙ 𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤅 hipilu they abandoned they caused to fall HVhp3cp מִ/מַּ֣עַלְלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mimaaleleyhem from their practices from their deeds HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וּ/מִ/דַּרְכָּ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤌 umidarekam nor from their ways and from their path HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp3mp הַ/קָּשָֽׁה 𐤄/𐤒𐤔𐤄 haqashah the stubborn the severe HTd/Aafsa