Judges

Judges 2:2–3

²and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’

Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? ³So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”

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Judges 2:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and you	וְאַתֶּ֗ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to make	תִכְרְת֤וּ	ṯiḵ·rə·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְרִית֙	ḇə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with the people	לְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙	lə·yō·wō·šə·ḇê	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of this	הַזֹּ֔את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
land	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
but you shall tear down	תִּתֹּצ֑וּן	tit·tō·ṣūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H5422 pull down, break down
their altars	מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם	miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4196 altar
Yet you have not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obeyed	שְׁמַעְתֶּ֥ם	šə·ma‘·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H8085 hear
My voice	בְּקֹלִ֖י	bə·qō·lî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is this	זֹּ֥את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
you have done	עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃	‘ă·śî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make

Judges 2:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So now	וְגַ֣ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I tell you	אָמַ֔רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
that I will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drive out	אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ	’ă·ḡā·rêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
they will be	וְהָי֤וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in your	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
sides	לְצִדִּ֔ים	lə·ṣid·dîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6654 side
and their gods	וֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם	wê·lō·hê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
will be	יִהְי֥וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a snare	לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃	lə·mō·w·qêš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4170 a bait or lure
to you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

Cross-references

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

Judges 2:2 Deuteronomy 7:2–4 · Jeremiah 2:36 · Deuteronomy 7:16 · Jeremiah 2:5 · Numbers 33:52–53 · Ezra 9:1–3

Judges 2:3 Joshua 23:13 · Numbers 33:55 · Psalm 106:36 · Exodus 23:33 · Judges 3:6 · Deuteronomy 7:16 · Exodus 34:12 · Judges 2:21 · 1 Kings 11:1–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.