Judges
Judges 2:19
19But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when | וְהָיָ֣ה׀ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the judge | הַשּׁוֹפֵ֗ט | haš·šō·w·p̄êṭ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| died | בְּמ֣וֹת | bə·mō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| the Israelites became even more corrupt | וְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ | wə·hiš·ḥî·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| than their fathers | מֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔ם | mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| going | לָלֶ֗כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| after | 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 |
| to serve them | לְעָבְדָ֖ם | lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| and bow down | וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת | ū·lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H7812 bow down |
| to them | לָהֶ֑ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| They would not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| give up | הִפִּ֙ילוּ֙ | hip·pî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| their evil practices | מִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם | mim·ma·‘al·lê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4611 deed, practice |
| and stubborn | הַקָּשָֽׁה׃ | haq·qā·šāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7186 hard, severe |
| ways | וּמִדַּרְכָּ֖ם | ū·mid·dar·kām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 8:33 · Judges 4:1 · 2 Chronicles 24:17–18 · Judges 3:11–12 · Matthew 23:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.