Judges 2:14

“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.”

Judges 2:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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