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 ascended HC/Vqw3ms מַלְאַךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe messenger messenger of HNcmsc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/גִּלְגָּ֖ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagilegal the-Gilgal the Rolling-Circle HTd/Np אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/בֹּכִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤌 habokhim Bochim the weepers HTd/Np וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אַעֲלֶ֨ה 𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 aaleh I-will-bring-up I will cause to ascend HVhi1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you-all HTo/Sp2mp מִ/מִּצְרַ֗יִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from-Egypt from Mitsrayim (the Double-Narrow-Place) HR/Np וָ/אָבִ֤יא 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤀 vaavi and-I-brought and I caused to come HC/Vhw1cs אֶתְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-2 you you-all HTo/Sp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉 nishebaeti I-swore I bound myself by 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 cause to break apart HVhi1cs בְּרִיתִ֛/י 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti my-covenant my cut-binding pact HNcfsc/Sp1cs אִתְּ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem with-you in nearness with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an age beyond sight HR/Ncmsa
Verse 7 וַ/יַּעַבְד֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 vayaavedu and served and they labored in service HC/Vqw3mp הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all whole-of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of days HNcmpc יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH-is-salvation HNp וְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and all of his HC/Ncmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey-2 days of days 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 warm-days HNcmpa אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after (in the wake of) HR יְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH-is-salvation HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr רָא֗וּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau had seen they saw HVqp3cp אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed-of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One 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 the one causing-to-do HVqp3ms לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael for Israel to the Prevailing-Ones HR/Np
Verse 10 וְ/גַם֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הַ/דּ֣וֹר 𐤄/𐤃𐤅𐤓 hador that generation the generation-cycle HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms נֶאֶסְפ֖וּ 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 neesefu were gathered they were gathered in HVNp3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֲבוֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 avotayv their fathers his father-ancestors HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּקָם֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam and arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms דּ֨וֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor generation generation-cycle HNcmsa אַחֵ֜ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher another another (masculine one) HAamsa אַחֲרֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achareyhem after them behind them HR/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָֽדְעוּ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu knew they came to know HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/גַם֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-2 nor and also HC/Ta אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - (definite object-marker) HTo הַֽ/מַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 hamaaseh the work the deed-work HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr עָשָׂ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he had done the one causing-to-do HVqp3ms לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael for Israel to the Prevailing-Ones HR/Np
Verse 12 וַ/יַּעַזְב֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 vayaazevu and they forsook and they relinquished HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God my Mighty Powers 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 these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from the firm-land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַיִם֒ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וַ/יֵּלְכ֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went and they walked on HC/Vqw3mp אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after (in the wake of) HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty powers HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֗ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) HAampa מֵ/אֱלֹהֵ֤י 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 meelohey Mulimu (Lozi) from gods from my mighty-ones 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 surrounding regions HNcbpc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachavu and they bowed down and they prostrated themselves HC/Vtw3mp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יַּכְעִ֖סוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤏𐤎𐤅 vayakheisu and they provoked and they caused to be angered HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 14 וַ/יִּֽחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms אַ֤ף 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose (anger) HTa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael against Israel in Israel 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 in the hand of HR/Ncbsc שֹׁסִ֔ים 𐤔𐤎𐤉𐤌 shosim of plunderers plunderers HVqrmpa וַ/יָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤎𐤅 vayashosu who plundered and they despoiled HC/Vqw3mp אוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) 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 in the hand of HR/Ncbsc אֽוֹיְבֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem of their enemies their haters HVqrmpc/Sp3mp מִ/סָּבִ֔יב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv around from the surrounding-circle HR/Ncbsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יָכְל֣וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yakhelu they could they proved able HVqp3cp ע֔וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, yet, further HD לַ/עֲמֹ֖ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤃 laamod to stand to stand HR/Vqc לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc אוֹיְבֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem-2 their enemies their haters 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-rulers HVqrmpc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שָׁמֵ֔עוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they listened they hearkened HVqp3cp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC זָנ֗וּ 𐤆𐤍𐤅 zanu they whored they played the harlot HVqp3cp אַֽחֲרֵי֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after (in the wake of) HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty powers HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) HAampa וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachavu and they bowed down and they prostrated themselves 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 Hasten! (you, masculine singular) HVpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/דֶּ֜רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the way the trodden way 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 heed HR/Vqc מִצְוֺת 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 mitseot commandments commands of HNcfpc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn עָ֥שׂוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they did you caused to do HVqp3cp כֵֽן 𐤊𐤍 khen so thus, in an established way HD
Verse 18 וְ/כִֽי 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and-when and if HC/C הֵקִ֨ים 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 heqim he-raised-up he caused to rise up HVhp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לָ/הֶם֮ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for-them HR/Sp3mp שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 shofetim judges judging men HVqrmpa וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and-he-was and he will be HC/Vqq3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One 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 into safety HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3mp מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from-hand from the hand of HR/Ncbsc אֹֽיְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem their-enemies their haters HVqrmpc/Sp3mp כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all whole-of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days HNcmpc הַ/שּׁוֹפֵ֑ט 𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤈 hashofet-2 of-the-judge the judging one HTd/Vqrmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC יִנָּחֵ֤ם 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌 yinachem he-was-moved-to-pity he will relent in compassion HVNi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One 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-faces-of HR/Ncbpc לֹחֲצֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤋𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lochatseyhem their-oppressors those 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 will be 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 turn back HVqi3mp וְ/הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅 vehishechitu and they corrupted themselves and they caused-to-ruin HC/Vhq3cp מֵֽ/אֲבוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 meavotam more than their fathers from their father-ancestors HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp לָ/לֶ֗כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to walk HR/Vqc אַֽחֲרֵי֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after (in the wake of) HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty powers HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) 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 bow oneself down 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 dealings HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וּ/מִ/דַּרְכָּ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤌 umidarekam nor from their ways and from their trodden-path HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp3mp הַ/קָּשָֽׁה 𐤄/𐤒𐤔𐤄 haqashah the stubborn the hard (thing) HTd/Aafsa