Verse 3

Judges 2:3

World English Bible, British Edition

3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/גַ֣ם אָמַ֔רְתִּי לֹֽא אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ אוֹתָ֖/ם מִ/פְּנֵי/כֶ֑ם וְ/הָי֤וּ לָ/כֶם֙ לְ/צִדִּ֔ים וֵ/אלֹ֣הֵי/הֶ֔ם יִהְי֥וּ לָ/כֶ֖ם לְ/מוֹקֵֽשׁ
English Translation
And I also said that I will not drive them out from before you, and they will be to you for sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.
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Chapter 2 Context
1 The LORD’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have broug... Focus ↗
2 You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ Bu... Focus ↗
3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides,...
4 When the LORD’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their vo... Focus ↗
5 They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the LORD. Focus ↗
6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to pos... Focus ↗
7 The people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshu... Focus ↗
8 Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being one hundred and ten years old. Focus ↗
9 They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, o... Focus ↗
10 After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who di... Focus ↗
11 The children of Israel did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and served the Baals. Focus ↗
12 They abandoned the LORD, the God (Elohim) of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egyp... Focus ↗
13 They abandoned the LORD, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. Focus ↗
14 The LORD’s anger burnt against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered... Focus ↗
15 Wherever they went out, the LORD’s hand was against them for evil, as the LORD had spoken, and as th... Focus ↗
16 The LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. Focus ↗
17 Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed the... Focus ↗
18 When the LORD raised up judges for them, then the LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the... Focus ↗
19 But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in follow... Focus ↗
20 The LORD’s anger burnt against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant wh... Focus ↗
21 I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them; Focus ↗
22 that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep the LORD’s way to walk therein, as their fa... Focus ↗
23 So the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua... Focus ↗