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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV JDG 2:18 verse available
OET-LV And_because/when he_raised_up Yahweh to/for_them judges and_it_was Yahweh with the_judge and_delivered_them from_hand enemies_their all the_days the_judge DOM he_had_compassion Yahweh by_groaning_their from_face/in_front_of oppressed_their and_afflicted_them.
UHB וְכִֽי־הֵקִ֨ים יְהוָ֥ה ׀ לָהֶם֮ שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִם־הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ מִיַּ֣ד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י הַשּׁוֹפֵ֑ט כִּֽי־יִנָּחֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֥י לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ ‡
(vəkiy-hēqiym yahweh lāhem shofţīm vəhāyāh yahweh ˊim-hashshofēţ vəhōshīˊām miyyad ʼoyⱱēyhem ⱪol yəmēy hashshōfēţ ⱪiy-yinnāḩēm yahweh minnaʼₐqātām mipənēy loḩₐʦēyhem vədoḩₐqēyhem.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
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ULT When Yahweh raised up judges for them, Yahweh would be with the judges and he would save them from the hand of their enemies all of the days of the judges. For Yahweh would become remorseful on account of their groaning from the presence of those tormenting them and oppressing them.
UST Whenever Yahweh brought a leader to them, he helped that leader and enabled him to rescue the people from their enemies. He did that as long as that leader was alive. Yahweh pitied them as they groaned because they were being oppressed and caused to suffer.
BSB § Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEB When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
WMB When the LORD raised up judges for them, then the LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved the LORD because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
NET When the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord was with each leader and delivered the people from their enemies while the leader remained alive. The Lord felt sorry for them when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them.
LSV And when YHWH raised up judges for them—then YHWH was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all [the] days of the judge; for YHWH sighs, because of their groaning from the presence of their oppressors, and of those thrusting them away.
FBV When the Lord provided Israel with judges over Israel, he was with each judge and saved the people from their enemies during that judge's lifetime, because the Lord felt sorry for his people, who groaned under their oppressors and persecutors.
T4T Whenever Yahweh gave a leader to them, he helped that leader and enabled him to rescue the people from their enemies. He helped them like that as long as that leader was alive. Yahweh pitied them as they groaned because they were being oppressed and caused to suffer.
LEB And when Yahweh raised leaders[fn] for them, Yahweh was with the leader,[fn] and he delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the leader,[fn] for Yahweh was moved by their groaning because of their persecutors and oppressors.
BBE And whenever the Lord gave them judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and was their saviour from the hands of their haters all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved by their cries of grief because of those who were cruel to them.
MOF No MOF JDG book available
JPS And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repented the LORD because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and crushed them.
ASV And when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
DRA And when the Lord raised them up judges, in their days he was moved to mercy, and heard the groanings of the afflicted, and delivered them from the slaughter of the oppressors.
YLT And when Jehovah raised up to them judges — then was Jehovah with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repenteth Jehovah, because of their groaning from the presence of their oppressors, and of those thrusting them away.
DBY And when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repented Jehovah because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and crushed them.
RV And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
WBS And when the LORD raised up judges for them, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: (for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and burdened them.)
KJB And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
BB And when the Lorde raysed them vp iudges, he was with the iudge, and deliuered them out of the handes of their enemies all the dayes of the iudge: ( for the Lord had compassion ouer their sorowinges, whiche they had by the reason of them that oppressed them & vexed them:)
(And when the Lord raised them up judges, he was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge: ( for the Lord had compassion over their sorowinges, which they had by the reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them:))
GNV And when the Lord had raysed them vp Iudges, the Lord was with the Iudge, and deliuered them out of the hande of their enemies all the dayes of the Iudge (for the Lord had compassion on their gronings, because of them that oppressed them and tormented them)
(And when the Lord had raised them up Yudges, the Lord was with the Yudge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the Yudge (for the Lord had compassion on their gronings, because of them that oppressed them and tormented them) )
CB But whan ye LORDE raysed vp iudges vnto them, the LORDE was with ye iudge, and helped them out of the hande of their enemies, as longe as the iudge lyued. For the LORDE had pitie of their complaynte, which they made ouer those yt subdued the and oppressed them.
(But when ye/you_all LORD raised up judges unto them, the LORD was with ye/you_all judge, and helped them out of the hand of their enemies, as long as the judge lyued. For the LORD had pityof their complaint, which they made over those it subdued the and oppressed them.)
WYC And whanne the Lord reiside iugis in `the daies of hem, he was bowid bi mercy, and he herde the weilyngis of hem turmentid, and he delyuerede hem fro the sleyng of wasteris.
(And when the Lord reiside judges in `the days of them, he was bowid by mercy, and he heard the weilyngis of them turmentid, and he deliverede them from the sleyng of wasteris.)
LUT Wenn aber der HErr ihnen Richter erweckte, so war der HErr mit dem Richter und half ihnen aus ihrer Feinde Hand, solange der Richter lebte. Denn es jammerte den HErrn ihr Wehklagen über die, so sie zwangen und drängeten.
(Wenn but the LORD ihnen Richter erweckte, so was the LORD with to_him Richter and half ihnen out of ihrer Feinde Hand, solange the Richter lebte. Because it jammerte the HErrn her Wehklagen above die, so they/she/them zwangen and drängeten.)
CLV Cumque Dominus judices suscitaret, in diebus eorum flectebatur misericordia, et audiebat afflictorum gemitus, et liberabat eos de cæde vastantium.
(Cumque Master yudices suscitaret, in days eorum flectebatur misericordia, and audiebat afflictorum gemitus, and liberabat them about cæde vastantium. )
BRN And because the Lord raised them up judges, so the Lord was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord [fn]was moved at their groaning by reason of them that besieged them and afflicted them.
2:18 Gr. repented. This word seems generally to stand for כהס.
BrLXX Καὶ ὅτι ἤγειρε Κύριος αὐτοῖς κριτὰς, καὶ ἦν Κύριος μετὰ τοῦ κριτοῦ, καὶ ἔσωσεν αὐτοὺς ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ κριτοῦ, ὅτι παρεκλήθη Κύριος ἀπὸ τοῦ στεναγμοῦ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν πολιορκούντων αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐκθλιβόντων αὐτούς.
(Kai hoti aʸgeire Kurios autois kritas, kai aʸn Kurios meta tou kritou, kai esōsen autous ek ⱪeiros eⱪthrōn autōn pasas tas haʸmeras tou kritou, hoti pareklaʸthaʸ Kurios apo tou stenagmou autōn apo prosōpou tōn poliorkountōn autous kai ekthlibontōn autous. )
2:10-19 Joshua was dead, the new generation had not experienced God’s saving power, and the Canaanites continued to live in the land. What resulted was the cycle of rebellion and partial restoration. This section introduces that cycle, which the body of the book exemplifies.
Charismatic Leadership
Some leaders in Scripture are described as charismatic (gifted) because their authority did not come from an office or a structure but from the inspiration of God’s Spirit, who gave them particular qualities.
The judges are often included among this group. These charismatic leaders arose in troubled and unsettled times and in response to a crisis. In Judges, these crises were repeatedly precipitated by the fact that “the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight” (Judg 3:12; 4:1; 6:1; Judg 10:6; 13:1), with enemy oppression as the inevitable result.
The inspired leadership of the judges fits a pattern. The judges were “raised up” by the Spirit and were sustained by prophetic affirmation. What might have led to prophetic utterance in other periods of Israel’s history (e.g., 1 Sam 10:6; 2 Sam 23:2; Isa 61:1; Ezek 11:5; Mic 3:8), in the times of the judges led to physical prowess (e.g., Samson, Judg 14:6, 19; 15:14), skill, or commanding authority (Judg 3:10; 6:34; 11:29).
Jesus and the apostles exercised charismatic leadership. As the Jewish authorities were fond of pointing out, Jesus had no “official” authority; yet, he displayed tremendous power and gained a signifcant following. And although the apostles were appointed to what we might consider to be an “office,” there was at that time virtually no structure to back up the office; when they exercised authority, it was purely charismatic. Peter’s healing of the beggar (Acts 3:1-8) provides a classic contrast between the accoutrements of office, such as “silver and gold,” and true spiritual power.
Charisma has been a powerful tool for effective leadership from the heroes of Israel to the present time. But the successes of charismatic leadership can also be fleeting, particularly when the Spirit, who equips such leaders, is no longer operational in the leader’s life (see Judg 16:20-21; 1 Sam 16:14; Isa 63:10). Those who have been specially gifted by the Spirit to lead must continually be mindful of and dependent on that same Spirit.
Passages for Further Study
Exod 31:2-5; Judg 2:16-19; 3:10, 27-28; 6:34-35; 11:29; 14:6, 19; 15:14; 1 Sam 10:6; 16:13-18; 2 Sam 23:2; Isa 61:1; Ezek 11:5; Mic 3:8; Matt 3:16–4:2; Acts 6:8; 8:4-40; Rom 1:11; 12:6-8; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Eph 4:11-12
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) When Yahweh raised up judges
(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,delivered,them from,hand enemies,their all days_of the,judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH by,groaning,their from=face/in_front_of oppressed,their and,afflicted,them )
Yahweh appointing persons to be judges is spoken of as if he raised or lifted up the persons.
(Occurrence 0) judges for them … rescued them
(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,delivered,them from,hand enemies,their all days_of the,judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH by,groaning,their from=face/in_front_of oppressed,their and,afflicted,them )
The word “them” refers to the Israelites.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) the hand of their enemies
(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,delivered,them from,hand enemies,their all days_of the,judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH by,groaning,their from=face/in_front_of oppressed,their and,afflicted,them )
Here “hand” refers to power of the enemies to hurt Israel. Alternate translation: “the power of their enemies”
(Occurrence 0) all the days the judge lived
(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,delivered,them from,hand enemies,their all days_of the,judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH by,groaning,their from=face/in_front_of oppressed,their and,afflicted,them )
Alternate translation: “as long as the judge lived”
(Occurrence 0) pity
(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,delivered,them from,hand enemies,their all days_of the,judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH by,groaning,their from=face/in_front_of oppressed,their and,afflicted,them )
to have compassion for someone or something
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) as they groaned
(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,delivered,them from,hand enemies,their all days_of the,judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH by,groaning,their from=face/in_front_of oppressed,their and,afflicted,them )
The sound made by a person who suffers is used to describe the pain of the Israelites as they suffer. Alternate translation: “as they suffered”