Judges 2:7

“The people served YHWH all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who prolonged their days after Joshua, who had seen all the great work of YHWH that he had done for Israel.”

Judges 2:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 2:7, word by word

The peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
servedיַּעַבְדוּyaavdu

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

Where else “yaavdu” appears
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
the daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yeme” appears
of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua

Joshua

Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).

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of the eldersזְּקֵנִיםzekenim

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zekenim” appears
prolongedהֶאֱרִיכוּheerichu

be long, prolong

Be long, last long; prolong.

Where else “heerichu” appears
had seenרָאוּrau

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “rau” appears
the greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
he had doneעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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for 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.

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The context

6Joshua sent away the people, and the sons of Israel went, each to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.

7 · This verse (above)

8Joshua son of Nun, the servant of YHWH, died, a hundred and ten years old.

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