Whenוַיְהִי כְּthe angelמַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהspokeדַבֵּרthese wordsאֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהtoאֶלallכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe peopleהָעָםlifted upוַיִּשְׂאוּtheir voiceאֶת קוֹלָםand wept.וַיִּבְכּוּ
Judges 2:4
Study it in the app“When the angel of YHWH spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 2:4, word by word
- Whenיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- the angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” 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- spokeדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- these wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- lifted upיִּשְׂאוּyisu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisu” appears- their voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- and weptיִּבְכּוּyivku
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appears
The context
3So 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.’”
4 · This verse (above)
5They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to YHWH.