An angelaAn angel Lit. “a messenger.” of GOD came up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up from Egypt and I took you into the land that I had promised on oath to your fathers.bfathers See note at Josh. 1.6. And I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you.
And you, for your part, must make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you must tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed Me—look what you have done!
Therefore, I have resolved not to drive them out before you; they shall become your oppressors,coppressors So Targum and other ancient versions. Meaning of Heb. uncertain. and their gods shall be a snare to you.”
The people served GOD during the lifetime of Joshua and the lifetime of the older people who lived on after Joshua and who had witnessed all the marvelous deeds that GOD had wrought for Israel.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויעבדו
98
העם
115
אתיהוה
427
כל
50
ימי
60
יהושע
391
וכל
56
ימי
60
הזקנים
212
אשר
501
האריכו
242
ימים
100
אחרי
219
יהושוע
397
אשר
501
ראו
207
את
401
כלמעשה
465
יהוה
26
הגדול
48
אשר
501
עשה
375
לישראל
571
Judges 2:8
Gematria: 2181
וימתיהושעבןנוןעבדיהוהבןמאהועשרשנים
Joshua son of Nun, the servant of GOD, died at the age of one hundred and ten years,
Word-by-Word Analysis
וימת
456
יהושע
391
בןנון
158
עבד
76
יהוה
26
בןמאה
98
ועשר
576
שנים
400
Judges 2:9
Gematria: 3846
ויקברואותובגבולנחלתובתמנתחרסבהראפריםמצפוןלהרגעש
and was buried on his own property, at Timnath-hereseTimnath-heres Some mss. read “Timnath-serah”; cf. Josh. 24.30. in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
And all that generation were likewise gathered to their ancestors.Another generation arose after them, which had not experienced GOD’s deliverancefwhich had not experienced GOD’s deliverance Lit. “which did not know GOD.” or the deeds that had been wrought for Israel.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וגם
49
כלהדור
265
ההוא
17
נאספו
197
אלאבותיו
456
ויקם
156
דור
210
אחר
209
אחריהם
264
אשר
501
לאידעו
121
אתיהוה
427
וגם
49
אתהמעשה
821
אשר
501
עשה
375
לישראלפ
651
Judges 2:11
Gematria: 2495
ויעשובניישראלאתהרעבעינייהוהויעבדואתהבעלים
And the Israelites did what was offensive to GOD. They worshiped the Baalim
and forsook the ETERNAL, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, from among the gods of the peoples around them, and bowed down to them; they provoked GOD.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויעזבו
101
אתיהוה
427
אלהי
46
אבותם
449
המוציא
152
אותם
447
מארץ
331
מצרים
380
וילכו
72
אחרי
219
אלהים
86
אחרים
259
מאלהי
86
העמים
165
אשר
501
סביבותיהם
535
וישתחוו
736
להם
75
ויכעסו
172
אתיהוה
427
Judges 2:13
Gematria: 2170
ויעזבואתיהוהויעבדולבעלולעשתרות
They forsook GOD and worshiped Baal and the Ashtaroth.gthe Ashtaroth Manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth.
Having become incensed at Israel, GOD then handed them over to foeshfoes Lit. “plunderers.” who plundered them, surrendering them to their enemies on all sides; they could no longer hold their own against their enemies.
But they did not heed their chieftains either; they went astray after other gods and bowed down to them. They were quick to turn aside from the way their ancestors had followed in obedience to GOD’s commandments; they did not do right.
When GOD raised up chieftains for them, GOD would be with that chieftain—and would save them from their enemies during that chieftain’s lifetime; for GOD would be moved to pity by their moanings because of those who oppressed and crushed them.
But when the chieftain died, they would again act basely, even more than the preceding generationithe preceding generation Lit. “their ancestors.”—following other gods, worshiping them, and bowing down to them; they omitted none of their practices and stubborn ways.
Then GOD, having become incensed against Israel, said, “Since that nation has transgressed the covenant that I enjoined upon their ancestors and has not obeyed Me,
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויחראף
305
יהוה
26
בישראל
543
ויאמר
257
יען
130
אשר
501
עברו
278
הגוי
24
הזה
17
אתבריתי
1023
אשר
501
צויתי
516
אתאבותם
850
ולא
37
שמעו
416
לקולי
176
Judges 2:21
Gematria: 2960
גםאנילאאוסיףלהורישאישמפניהםמןהגויםאשרעזביהושעוימת
I for My part will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.”