Judges 2:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the elders who outlived him and had seen all the great works the LORD had done 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the people{H5971} served{H5647} Jehovah{H3068} all the days{H3117} of Joshua,{H3091} and all the days{H3117} of the elders{H2205} that outlived{H3117} Joshua,{H3091} who had seen{H7200} all the great{H1419} work{H4639} of Jehovah{H3068} that he had wrought{H6213} for Israel.{H3478}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the people{H5971} served{H5647}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068} all the days{H3117} of Joshua{H3091}, and all the days{H3117} of the elders{H2205} that outlived{H748}{(H8689)}{H3117}{H310} Joshua{H3091}, who had seen{H7200}{(H8804)} all the great{H1419} works{H4639} of the LORD{H3068}, that he did{H6213}{(H8804)} for Israel{H3478}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  the people serued the LORDE as longe as Iosua lyued and ye Elders, which lyued longe after Iosua, and yt sawe all the greate workes of the LORDE, which he dyd for Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the people had serued the Lord al the dayes of Ioshua, & all the dayes of the Elders that outliued Ioshua, which had seene all the great works of the Lord that he did for Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the people serued the Lorde all the dayes of Iosuah, & all the dayes of the elders that outlyued Iosuah, & had seene al the great workes of the Lorde that he dyd for Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the people serve Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who prolonged days after Joshua, who saw all the great work of Jehovah which He did to Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the people were true to the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the responsible men who were still living after the death of Joshua, and had seen all the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The people worshiped the LORD throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:31 : 31 Israel served the LORD during all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived him, those who had experienced all the deeds the LORD had done for Israel.
• 2 Kgs 12:2 : 2 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, and she was from Beersheba.
• 2 Chr 24:2 : 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
• 2 Chr 24:14-22 : 14 When the work was completed, they brought the remaining silver before the king and Jehoiada, and they used it to make utensils for the house of the Lord, including tools for service, bowls, and other articles of gold and silver. They regularly offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord throughout the days of Jehoiada. 15 Jehoiada grew old and lived a full life. He died at the age of one hundred and thirty years. 16 He was buried in the City of David with the kings because he had done great good in Israel, for God, and for His temple. 17 After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and bowed before the king, and the king listened to their advice. 18 They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and started worshiping the Asherah poles and idols. As a result, God's wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt. 19 The Lord sent prophets among them to bring them back to Him, but though the prophets testified against them, they refused to listen. 20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest. Standing above the people, he said to them, 'This is what God says: Why do you disobey the Lord's commands and bring about your own failure? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He has also forsaken you.' 21 But they conspired against him, and at the king's command, they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the house of the Lord. 22 King Joash did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him but killed his son. As Zechariah was dying, he said, 'May the Lord see this and call you to account.'
• Phil 2:12 : 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.