Judges

Judges 2:20–23

20So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice, 21I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”

23That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.

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Judges 2:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the angerאַ֥ף’ap̄Noun - masculine singular constructH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
burnedוַיִּֽחַר־way·yi·ḥar-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
and He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Becauseיַעַן֩ya·‘anAdverbH3282 purpose, intention
thisהַזֶּ֗הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
nationהַגּ֣וֹיhag·gō·wArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1471 nation, people
has transgressedעָבְר֜וּ‘ā·ḇə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the covenantבְּרִיתִי֙bə·rî·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH1285 covenant
I laid downצִוִּ֣יתִיṣiw·wî·ṯîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
for their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāmNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father
and has notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
heededשָׁמְע֖וּšā·mə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8085 hear
My voiceלְקוֹלִֽי׃lə·qō·w·lîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6963 sound, voice

Judges 2:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iאֲנִי֙’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
longerאוֹסִ֔יף’ō·w·sîp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH3254 add
drive outלְהוֹרִ֥ישׁlə·hō·w·rîšPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
before themמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
anyאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םhag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua
leftעָזַ֥ב‘ā·zaḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
when he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃way·yā·mōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

Judges 2:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In this wayלְמַ֛עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
I will testנַסּ֥וֹתnas·sō·wṯVerb - Piel - Infinitive constructH5254 test, try
whetherאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
will keepהֲשֹׁמְרִ֣יםhă·šō·mə·rîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
by walkingלָלֶ֣כֶתlā·le·ḵeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1980 go, come, walk
in itבָּ֗םbāmPreposition; third person masculine plural
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
their fathers didאֲבוֹתָ֖ם’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāmNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father

Judges 2:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
That is why the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had left thoseהָאֵ֔לֶּהhā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םhag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
in placeוַיַּנַּ֤חway·yan·naḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5117 rest
and had notלְבִלְתִּ֥יlə·ḇil·tîPreposition-lH1115 not, except
driven them outהוֹרִישָׁ֖םhō·w·rî·šāmVerb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
immediatelyמַהֵ֑רma·hêrAdverbH4118 hurrying, in a hurry
by delivering themנְתָנָ֖םnə·ṯā·nāmVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
into the handבְּיַד־bə·yaḏ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃פyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua

Cross-references

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Judges 2:20 Judges 2:14 · Joshua 23:16

Judges 2:21 Joshua 23:13 · Ezekiel 20:24 · Judges 2:3

Judges 2:22 Deuteronomy 8:2 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · Deuteronomy 13:3 · Proverbs 17:3 · Genesis 22:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.