Judges 2:7

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• 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 And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, and who had known all the works of the LORD, which he had done for Israel.
• 2 Kgs 12:2 : 2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the LORD all his days while Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
• 2 Chr 24:2 : 2 And Joash did what was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
• 2 Chr 24:14-22 : 14 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, from which were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels for ministering, and to offer with, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada. 15 But Jehoiada grew old, and was full of days when he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died. 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward His house. 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them. 18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass. 19 Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them again to the LORD; and they testified against them, but they would not listen. 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 22 So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
• Phil 2:12 : 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you 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.