The angerאַףof YHWHיְהוָהburnedוַיִּחַרagainst Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand he gave themוַיִּתְּנֵםinto the handבְּיַדof plunderers,שֹׁסִיםwho plundered them;וַיָּשֹׁסּוּ אוֹתָםand he sold themוַיִּמְכְּרֵםinto the handבְּיַדof their enemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶםall around,מִסָּבִיבand they couldוְ יָכְלוּnoלֹאlongerעוֹדstandלַעֲמֹדbeforeלִפְנֵיtheir enemies.אוֹיְבֵיהֶם
Judges 2:14
Study it in the app“The anger of YHWH burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of plunderers, who plundered them; and he sold them into the hand of their enemies all around, and they could no longer stand before their enemies.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 2:14, word by word
- The angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- of 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- burnedיִּחַרyichar
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “yichar” appears- against 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and he gave themיִּתְּנֵyitne
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yitne” appears- into the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of plunderersשֹׁסִיםshosim
plunder
Plunder: take from someone by force what he has.
Where else “shosim” appears- who plundered themיָּשֹׁסּוּyashosu
plunder
Plunder, despoil.
Where else “yashosu” appears- and he sold themיִּמְכְּרֵyimkre
hand over
To hand someone over to another, above all YHWH handing his people over to their enemies.
Where else “yimkre” appears- of their enemiesאוֹיְבֵיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- all aroundסָּבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- and they couldיָכְלוּyachlu
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yachlu” appears- standעֲמֹדamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amod” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears
The context
13They abandoned YHWH and served Baal and the Astartes.
14 · This verse (above)
15Wherever they went out, the hand of YHWH was against them for evil, as YHWH had spoken and as YHWH had sworn to them; and they were in distress greatly.