Judges
Judges 2:21–23
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.
Word by word
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Judges 2:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | אוֹסִ֔יף | ’ō·w·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3254 add |
| drive out | לְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ | lə·hō·w·rîš | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| before them | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| any | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֛ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| left | עָזַ֥ב | ‘ā·zaḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| when he died | וַיָּמֹֽת׃ | way·yā·mōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Judges 2:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In this way | לְמַ֛עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| I will test | נַסּ֥וֹת | nas·sō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H5254 test, try |
| whether | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| will keep | הֲשֹׁמְרִ֣ים | hă·šō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the way | דֶּ֨רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| by walking | לָלֶ֣כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in it | בָּ֗ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| their fathers did | אֲבוֹתָ֖ם | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
Judges 2:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That is why the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had left those | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִ֣ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| in place | וַיַּנַּ֤ח | way·yan·naḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| and had not | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| driven them out | הוֹרִישָׁ֖ם | hō·w·rî·šām | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| immediately | מַהֵ֑ר | ma·hêr | Adverb | H4118 hurrying, in a hurry |
| by delivering them | נְתָנָ֖ם | nə·ṯā·nām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| into the hand | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Joshua | יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃פ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.