Judges 2:4

“When the angel of YHWH spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.”

Judges 2:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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