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And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. (KJV)
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וַיַּעַזְב֞וּvai.ya.'az.Vuand they forsook
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 2
יְהוָ֣ה\׀Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 3
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 4
אֲבוֹתָ֗ם'a.vo.Tamancestors their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 5
הַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'who brought out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 6
אוֹתָם֮'o.Tam<obj.> them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 7
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 8
מִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 9
וַיֵּלְכ֞וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to go: follow
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 10
אַחֲרֵ֣י\׀'a.cha.Reiafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 11
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Himgods
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 12
אֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.Rimother
Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: another
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 13
מֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יme.'e.lo.Heisome of [the] gods of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 14
הָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.Mimthe peoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 15
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 16
סְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.Hem[were] around them
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 17
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.Vuand they bowed down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVvw3mp)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 18
וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvai.yakh.'I.suand they provoked to anger
Lemma: כָּעַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3707
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to provoke
Used 53 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 31:29, Deuteronomy 32:16, Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Samuel 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3707; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 19
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 20
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Judges 2:12 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Thus they forsook | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of their fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| who had brought them | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| out of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| and they followed | → | הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow |
| after | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| various | → | אַחֵר H0312 another |
| . . . | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| gods | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of the peoples | → | עַם H5971A people |
| around them | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| They bowed down | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| to them | → | |
| and provoked | → | כָּעַס H3707 to provoke |
| the LORD {to anger} | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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