Judges

Judges 3:5–8

⁵Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. ⁶And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

⁷So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs. ⁸Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim,^a and the Israelites served him eight years.

Footnotes

a 3:8 That is, Mesopotamia; Aram-naharaim means Aram of the two rivers, likely the region between the Euphrates and Balih Rivers in northwestern Mesopotamia.

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Judges 3:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus the Israelites	וּבְנֵ֣י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
continued to live	יָשְׁב֖וּ	yā·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among	בְּקֶ֣רֶב	bə·qe·reḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7130 inward part, midst
the Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
Hittites	הַחִתִּ֤י	ha·ḥit·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)
Amorites	וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙	wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
Perizzites	וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י	wə·hap·pə·riz·zî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6522 Perizzite
Hivites	וְהַחִוִּ֖י	wə·ha·ḥiw·wî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2340 Chivvite
and Jebusites	וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃	wə·hay·ḇū·sî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites

Judges 3:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they took	וַיִּקְח֨וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
the daughters	בְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤ם	bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
in marriage	לְנָשִׁ֔ים	lə·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
gave	נָתְנ֣וּ	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
their own daughters	בְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם	bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
to their sons	לִבְנֵיהֶ֑ם	liḇ·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
and served	וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ	way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
their gods	אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פ	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God

Judges 3:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the Israelites	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
did	וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַע֙	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
they forgot	וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ	way·yiš·kə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7911 forget
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
and served	וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ	way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the Baals	הַבְּעָלִ֖ים	hab·bə·‘ā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1168 owner, lord
and the Asherahs	הָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃	hā·’ă·šê·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera

Judges 3:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the anger	אַ֤ף	’ap̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
burned	וַיִּֽחַר־	way·yi·ḥar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
against Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and He sold them	וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗ם	way·yim·kə·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H4376 sell
into the hand	בְּיַד֙	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Cushan-rishathaim	רִשְׁעָתַ֔יִם	riš·‘ā·ṯa·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3573 Cushan-Rishathajim
king	מֶ֖לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Aram-naharaim	נַהֲרָ֑יִם	na·hă·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H763 Aram
and the Israelites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
served	וַיַּעַבְד֧וּ	way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
eight	שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה	šə·mō·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
years	שָׁנִֽים׃	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year