12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 2:12:1 ⧉וַיַּעַזְב֞וּvayaazevuand they abandoned Judges 2:12:2 ⧉אֶת־יְהוָ֣הetyahweh{the direct object of} the LORD Judges 2:12:3 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheGod of Judges 2:12:4 ⧉אֲבוֹתָ֗םavotamtheir fathers Judges 2:12:5 ⧉הַמּוֹצִ֣יאhamotsithe one bringing out Judges 2:12:6 ⧉אוֹתָם֮otamthem Judges 2:12:7 ⧉מֵאֶ֣רֶץmeeretsfrom {the} land of Judges 2:12:8 ⧉מִצְרַיִם֒mitsrayimEgypt Judges 2:12:9 ⧉וַיֵּלְכ֞וּvayelekhuand they went Judges 2:12:10 ⧉אַחֲרֵ֣יakhareafter Judges 2:12:11 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimgods Judges 2:12:12 ⧉אֲחֵרִ֗יםakherimother Judges 2:12:13 ⧉מֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יmeelohefrom {the} gods of Judges 2:12:14 ⧉הָֽעַמִּים֙haammimthe peoples Judges 2:12:15 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֙asherwho or which Judges 2:12:16 ⧉סְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םsevivoteyehemaround them Judges 2:12:17 ⧉וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvayishtakhavuand they bowed down Judges 2:12:18 ⧉לָהֶ֑םlahemto them Judges 2:12:19 ⧉וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvayakhisuand they provoked {to anger} Judges 2:12:20 ⧉אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃etyahweh{the direct object of} the LORD |
12. Formal Translation And they forsook the LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Redeemer}, the God of their fathers who delivered them from the land of Egypt. They went after other gods chosen from the gods of the peoples around them, bowed down to them, and provoked the LORD to anger. |
12. Dynamic Translation They abandoned the LORD {Yahweh, Steadfast Guardian}, the God their ancestors who had rescued them from Egypt. They pursued other gods drawn from the gods of the surrounding peoples, worshiped them, and provoked the LORD to anger. |