Judges

Judges 2:12–15

¹²Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, ¹³for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

¹⁴Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them.^d He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist. ¹⁵Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.

Footnotes

d 2:14 Literally of plunderers who plundered them

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Judges 2:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus they forsook	וַיַּעַזְב֞וּ	way·ya·‘az·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֗ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
who had brought them	הַמּוֹצִ֣יא	ham·mō·w·ṣî	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
out of the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֒	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and they followed	וַיֵּלְכ֞וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
after	אַחֲרֵ֣י׀	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
various	אֲחֵרִ֗ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
of the peoples	הָֽעַמִּים֙	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
around them	סְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם	sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem	Adverb; third person masculine plural	H5439 circuit, round about
They bowed down	וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and provoked	וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ	way·yaḵ·‘i·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3707 be vexed, angry
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Judges 2:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for they forsook	וַיַּעַזְב֖וּ	way·ya·‘az·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
Him	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and served	וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ	way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
Baal	לַבַּ֖עַל	lab·ba·‘al	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
and the Ashtoreths	וְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃	wə·lā·‘aš·tā·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine plural	H6252 Ashtaroth

Judges 2:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the anger	אַ֤ף	’ap̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
burned	וַיִּֽחַר־	way·yi·ḥar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
against Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and He delivered them	וַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙	way·yit·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of those who plundered	וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ	way·yā·šōs·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8155 id.
them	אוֹתָ֑ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
He sold them	וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֞ם	way·yim·kə·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H4376 sell
into the hands	בְּיַ֤ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of their enemies	אֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם֙	’ō·wy·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
all around	מִסָּבִ֔יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
whom they were	יָכְל֣וּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	ע֔וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
able to resist	לַעֲמֹ֖ד	la·‘ă·mōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5975 take one's stand, stand

Judges 2:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wherever	בְּכֹ֣ל׀	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
marched out	יָצְא֗וּ	yā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
the hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was	הָיְתָה־	hā·yə·ṯāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
against them	בָּ֣ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
to bring calamity	לְרָעָ֔ה	lə·rā·‘āh	Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
just as	כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֥ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
So they were greatly distressed	וַיֵּ֥צֶר	way·yê·ṣer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3334 press, be narrow, be in distress