The angerאַףof YHWHיְהוָהburnedוַיִּחַרagainst Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthis nationהַגּוֹי הַזֶּהhas transgressedעָבְרוּmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI commandedצִוִּיתִיtheir fathers,אֶת אֲבוֹתָםand they have notוְלֹאlistenedשָׁמְעוּto my voice,לְקוֹלִי
Judges 2:20
Study it in the app“The anger of YHWH burned against Israel, and he said, “Because this nation has transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers, and they have not listened to my voice,”
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Judges 2:20, 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 saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- this nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- has transgressedעָבְרוּavru
transgress
To break a covenant or command.
Where else “avru” appears- my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appears- I commandedצִוִּיתִיtsiviti
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiviti” appears- their fathersאֲבוֹתָavota
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appears- listenedשָׁמְעוּshamu
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shamu” appears- to my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears
The context
19But when the judge died, they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and to bow down to them; they did not let go of any of their deeds or of their stubborn way.
20 · This verse (above)
21I also will no longer dispossess before them any man of the nations that Joshua left when he died,