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Judges 2:1-5

Covenant Rebuke and the Pattern of Israel's Apostasy

From covenant indictment to cycle framework: the LORD confronts Israel's disobedience, the post-Joshua generation forsakes Him, and the pattern of discipline, compassion, deliverance, and deeper relapse is established.

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

1Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,

2and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?

3So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”

4When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

5So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Exodus 20:2Classic cross-references Judges 13:3Classic cross-references Exodus 23:20Classic cross-references Genesis 17:7Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:42Classic cross-references

Original words

Now the angelמַלְאַךְ־H4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwent upוַיַּ֧עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfromמִן־H4480PrepositionGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לH1537Article | Noun - proper - feminine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionBochimהַבֹּכִ֑ים פH1066Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularI brought you upאַעֲלֶ֨הH5927Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular-אֶתְכֶ֜םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralout of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםH4714Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularand ledוָאָבִ֤יאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular-אֶתְכֶם֙H853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralyou intoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe landהָאָ֗רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeI had promisedנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙H7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularto your fathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland I saidוָאֹמַ֕רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularI will neverלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .לְעוֹלָֽם׃H5769Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularbreakאָפֵ֧רH6565Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularMy covenantבְּרִיתִ֛יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwith youאִתְּכֶ֖םH854Preposition | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

Or Angel; also in verse 4

Verse 2

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 7:2Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 12:3Classic cross-references Numbers 33:52Classic cross-references Jeremiah 2:36Classic cross-references Joshua 23:13Classic cross-references

Original words

and youוְאַתֶּ֗םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralare notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleto makeתִכְרְת֤וּH3772Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plurala covenantבְרִית֙H1285Noun - feminine singularwith the peopleלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙H3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructof thisהַזֹּ֔אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularlandהָאָ֣רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularbut you shall tear downתִּתֹּצ֑וּןH5422Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nuntheir altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶ֖םH4196Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralYet you have notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֥םH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralMy voiceבְּקֹלִ֖יH6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularWhatמַה־H4100Interrogativeis thisזֹּ֥אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularyou have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

Numbers 33:55Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 12:7Classic cross-references Joshua 23:13Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 7:16Classic cross-references Psalms 106:36Classic cross-references

Original words

So nowוְגַ֣םH1571ConjunctionI tell youאָמַ֔רְתִּיH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularthat I will notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particledrive out [these people]אֲגָרֵ֥שׁH1644Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular-אוֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralbefore youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םH6440Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralthey will be [thorns]וְהָי֤וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralin yourלָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluralsidesלְצִדִּ֔יםH6654Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluraland their godsוֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םH430Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwill beיִהְי֥וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurala snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃H4170Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularto youלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

1 Samuel 11:4Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 7:2Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:10Classic cross-references 2 Kings 22:19Classic cross-references Genesis 21:16Classic cross-references

Original words

-וַיְהִ֗יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularWhen the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְH4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad spokenכְּדַבֵּ֞רH1696Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructtheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralwordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine pluraltoאֶֽל־H413Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֖יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularthe peopleהָעָ֛םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerlifted upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir voicesקוֹלָ֖םH6963Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃H1058Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

1 Samuel 7:9Classic cross-references Genesis 35:8Classic cross-references

Original words

So they calledוַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .שֵֽׁם־H8034Noun - masculine singular constructthatהַה֖וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singularplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularBochimבֹּכִ֑יםH1066Noun - proper - feminine singularand offered sacrificesוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־H2076Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthereשָׁ֖םH8033Adverbto the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃פH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Bochim means weepers.

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