Verse 3

Judges 2:3

World English Bible

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 Yahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought... 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 Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voic... Focus ↗
5 They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh. 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 Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua,... Focus ↗
8 Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred 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 d... Focus ↗
11 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals. Focus ↗
12 They abandoned Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt,... Focus ↗
13 They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. Focus ↗
14 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered... Focus ↗
15 Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh... Focus ↗
16 Yahweh 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 Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the han... Focus ↗
19 But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in follow... Focus ↗
20 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant whi... 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 Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fath... Focus ↗
23 So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s... Focus ↗