Judges
Judges 2:18
18Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whenever | וְכִֽי־ | wə·ḵî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| raised up | הֵקִ֨ים | hê·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| a judge | שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ | šō·p̄ə·ṭîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| for the Israelites | לָהֶם֮ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| was | וְהָיָ֤ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| that judge | הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט | haš·šō·p̄êṭ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| and saved them | וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ | wə·hō·wō·šî·‘ām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3467 deliver |
| from the hands | מִיַּ֣ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of their enemies | אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
| while the judge | הַשּׁוֹפֵ֑ט | haš·šō·w·p̄êṭ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| was still alive | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| for the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| was moved to pity | יִנָּחֵ֤ם | yin·nā·ḥêm | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| by their groaning | מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔ם | min·na·’ă·qā·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5009 groan, groaning |
| under those | מִפְּנֵ֥י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| who oppressed them | לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם | lō·ḥă·ṣê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3905 squeeze, press |
| and afflicted them | וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ | wə·ḏō·ḥă·qê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1766 thrust, crowd, oppress |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 32:36 · Joshua 1:5 · Exodus 2:24 · Hosea 11:8 · 2 Kings 13:22–23 · Psalm 106:44–45 · 2 Kings 13:4 · Genesis 6:6 · Judges 10:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.