17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 2:17:1 ⧉וְגַ֤םvegamand also Judges 2:17:2 ⧉אֶל־שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙elshofetehemto their judges Judges 2:17:3 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Judges 2:17:4 ⧉שָׁמֵ֔עוּshameuthey listened Judges 2:17:5 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Judges 2:17:6 ⧉זָנ֗וּzanuthey prostituted themselves Judges 2:17:7 ⧉אֽ͏ַחֲרֵי֙akhareafter Judges 2:17:8 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimgods Judges 2:17:9 ⧉אֲחֵרִ֔יםakherimother Judges 2:17:10 ⧉וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvayishtakhavuand they bowed down Judges 2:17:11 ⧉לָהֶ֑םlahemto them Judges 2:17:12 ⧉סָ֣רוּsaruthey turned aside Judges 2:17:13 ⧉מַהֵ֗רmaherquickly Judges 2:17:14 ⧉מִן־הַדֶּ֜רֶךְminhaderekhfrom the way Judges 2:17:15 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Judges 2:17:16 ⧉הָלְכ֧וּhalkhuthey walked Judges 2:17:17 ⧉אֲבוֹתָ֛םavotamtheir fathers Judges 2:17:18 ⧉לִשְׁמֹ֥עַlishmoato listen Judges 2:17:19 ⧉מִצְוֺת־יְהוָ֖הmitsvotyahwehcommandments of the LORD Judges 2:17:20 ⧉לֹא־עָ֥שׂוּloasuthey did not do Judges 2:17:21 ⧉כֵֽן׃kenthus |
17. Formal Translation And also to their judges they did not listen, for they prostituted themselves after other gods and bowed down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way which their fathers had walked, obeying the commands of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Lawgiver}; they did not do so. |
17. Dynamic Translation But they did not even listen to their own judges. Instead, they chased after other gods and worshiped them. They turned away quickly from the path their ancestors had followed, obeying the commands of the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Commander}. They did not do so. |