Judges

Judges 2:17

¹⁷Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
however	וְגַ֤ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמֵ֔עוּ	šā·mê·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their judges	שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙	šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
Instead	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they prostituted	זָנ֗וּ	zā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
themselves with	אַֽחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
other	אֲחֵרִ֔ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and 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
They quickly	מַהֵ֗ר	ma·hêr	Adverb	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
turned	סָ֣רוּ	sā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5493 turn aside
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the way	הַדֶּ֜רֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֛ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
who had walked	הָלְכ֧וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in obedience	לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
to the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
commandments	מִצְוֺת־	miṣ·wōṯ-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
they did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do as their fathers	עָ֥שׂוּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 9:12 · Galatians 1:6 · Judges 2:7 · Hosea 2:2 · Revelation 17:1–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.