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Judges 10:6-9

Apostasy, Confession, and the LORD's Grief Over Israel's Misery

After two brief judges preserve Israel for a season, Israel plunges into multiplied idolatry, experiences covenant judgment through Philistine and Ammonite oppression, confesses sin under rebuke, removes foreign gods, and faces an unresolved leadership crisis in Gilead.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.

7So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,

8who that very year harassed and oppressed the Israelites, and they did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites.

9The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.

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Verse 6

Cross-references

1 Samuel 7:3Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 31:16Classic cross-references Judges 2:11Classic cross-references 2 Kings 23:13Classic cross-references Judges 2:13Classic cross-references

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And againוַיֹּסִ֣פוּ׀H3254Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardidלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructevilהָרַע֮H7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularin the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdcof the LORDיְהוָה֒H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularThey servedוַיַּעַבְד֣וּH5647Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֣יםH1168Article | Noun - masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe Ashtorethsהָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹתH6252Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe godsאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Aramאֲרָם֩H758Noun - proper - feminine singularוְאֶת־וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerאֱלֹהֵ֨יאֱלֹהֵ֨יH430Noun - masculine plural constructSidonצִיד֜וֹןH6721Noun - proper - feminine singularandוְאֵ֣ת׀H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker. . .אֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructMoabמוֹאָ֗בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularandוְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe godsאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof the Ammonitesבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּ֔וֹןH5983Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֵ֖תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-אֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructand Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralThus they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֥וּH5800Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand did notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleserve Himעֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃H5647Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

1 Samuel 12:9Classic cross-references Judges 2:14Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 4:9Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:16Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 4:1Classic cross-references

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So the angerאַ֥ףH639Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularburnedוַיִּֽחַר־H2734Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularagainst Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand He sold themוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם֙H4376Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralinto the handsבְּיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine plural. . .וּבְיַ֖דH3027Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructand Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּֽוֹן׃H5983Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Numbers 10:9Classic cross-references Psalms 129:1Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:29Classic cross-references Isaiah 30:13Classic cross-references

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who that veryהַהִ֑יאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singularyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הH8141Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularharassedוַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּH7492Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland oppressedוַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙H7533Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand they did so for eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨הH8083Number - feminine singular. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֜הH6240Number - feminine singularyearsשָׁנָ֗הH8141Noun - feminine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerto allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֤יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר֙H834Pronoun - relativeon the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרH5676Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativein Gileadבַּגִּלְעָֽד׃H1568Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularthe landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יH567Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Judges 11:4Classic cross-references

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The Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּוֹן֙H5983Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeralsoגַּם־H1571Conjunctioncrossedוַיַּעַבְר֤וּH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularto fightלְהִלָּחֵ֛םH3898Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructagainst Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הH3063Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularBenjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֖יןH1144Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand the houseוּבְבֵ֣יתH1004Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularand Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularwas in deepמְאֹֽד׃H3966Adverbdistressוַתֵּ֥צֶרH3334Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

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