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Judges 2

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEBYahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.
    KJVAnd an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
  2. 2
    WEBYou shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?
    KJVAnd ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
  3. 3
    WEBTherefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”
    KJVWherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
  4. 4
    WEBWhen Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
    KJVAnd it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
  5. 5
    WEBThey called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.
    KJVAnd they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.
  6. 6
    WEBNow when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.
    KJVAnd when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
  7. 7
    WEBThe people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.
    KJVAnd the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
  8. 8
    WEBJoshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
    KJVAnd Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
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    WEBThey buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
    KJVAnd they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
  10. 10
    WEBAfter all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
    KJVAnd also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
  11. 11
    WEBThe children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals.
    KJVAnd the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
  12. 12
    WEBThey abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.
    KJVAnd they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
  13. 13
    WEBThey abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
    KJVAnd they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
  14. 14
    WEBYahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
    KJVAnd the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
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    WEBWherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.
    KJVWhithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
  16. 16
    WEBYahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
    KJVNevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
  17. 17
    WEBYet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
    KJVAnd yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
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    WEBWhen Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
    KJVAnd when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
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    WEBBut when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways.
    KJVAnd it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
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    WEBYahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
    KJVAnd the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;
  21. 21
    WEBI also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;
    KJVI also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
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    WEBthat by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
    KJVThat through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
  23. 23
    WEBSo Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.
    KJVTherefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
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