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So I alsoוְגַםsaid,אָמַרְתִּי‘I will notלֹאdrive them outאֲגָרֵשׁ אוֹתָםbefore you;מִפְּנֵיכֶםthey will becomeוְהָיוּthorns in your sides,לָכֶם לְצִדִּיםand their godsוֵאלֹהֵיהֶםwill beיִהְיוּto youלָכֶםa trap.’”לְמוֹקֵשׁ
Judges 2:3
Study it in the app“So I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; they will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will be to you a trap.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 2:3, word by word
- saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- drive them outאֲגָרֵשׁagaresh
drive out
To force someone out of their home or land.
Where else “agaresh” appears- before youפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- they will becomeהָיוּhayu
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayu” appears- thorns in your sidesצִדִּיםtsidim
side
Side.
Where else “tsidim” appears- and their godsאלֹהֵיlohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “lohe” appears- a trap.’מוֹקֵשׁmokesh
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew says only “they will be sides to you”; it can be understood from Numbers 33:55 (“thorns in your sides”) and Joshua 23:13.
The context
2and you, you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; their altars you shall tear down.’ But you have not listened to my voice. What is this you have done?
3 · This verse (above)
4When the angel of YHWH spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.