Judges 2:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Jehovah that he had wrought for Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ הָעָם֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וְכֹ֣ל ׀ יְמֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָא֗וּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And-wayyaʿaḇəḏû the-ʿām ʾet-YHWH all yəmê Yəhôšuaʿ and-all yəmê the-zəqēnîm who heʾĕrîḵû yāmîm after Yəhôšuaʿ who rāʾû ʾēt all-maʿăśēh YHWH the-gāḏôl which ʿāśāh for-Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaḇəḏû*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they served
• *ʿām*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the people
• *yəmê*: masculine plural construct - days of
• *Yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
• *zəqēnîm*: masculine plural adjective with definite article - the elders
• *heʾĕrîḵû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they prolonged/extended
• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
• *rāʾû*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they saw
• *maʿăśēh*: masculine singular construct - work/deed of
• *gāḏôl*: masculine singular adjective with definite article - the great
• *ʿāśāh*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did/made

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿaḇəḏû*: they served/worshipped
• *ʿām*: people/nation
• *yəmê*: days/lifetime of
• *zəqēnîm*: elders/old men
• *heʾĕrîḵû*: they prolonged/extended/outlived
• *yāmîm*: days/lifetime
• *rāʾû*: they saw/witnessed/observed
• *maʿăśēh*: work/deed/action
• *gāḏôl*: great/mighty/significant
• *ʿāśāh*: he did/made/performed

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:31 : 31 And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Jehovah, that he had wrought for Israel.
• 2 Kgs 12:2 : 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
• 2 Chr 24:2 : 2 And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
• 2 Chr 24:14-22 : 14 And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of Jehovah, even vessels wherewith to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada. 15 But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house. 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. 18 And they forsook the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness. 19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah. 22 Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah look upon it, and require it.
• Phil 2:12 : 12 So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;