Judges 10:16

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Judges 10:16, word by word

They removedיָּסִירוּyasiru

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

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the foreignנֵּכָרnechar

foreign

What is foreign; "son of a foreigner" is someone of another people.

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godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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from among themקִּרְבָּkirba

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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and servedיַּעַבְדוּyaavdu

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and his soulנַפְשׁnafsh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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grew impatientתִּקְצַרtiktsar

run short

To come up lacking; run out of patience.

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with the toilעֲמַלamal

toil

Exhausting effort and what it earns.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Translation note

Word for word: “his soul grew short.” It is the Hebrew way of saying that someone can no longer bear something; here it is said of YHWH on seeing the suffering of his people.

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