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Judges 2:3-5
New International Version
Judges 2:3-5
New International Version
3 And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you;(A) they will become traps(B) for you, and their gods will become snares(C) to you.’”
4 When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(D) 5 and they called that place Bokim.[a](E) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.
Judges 2:3-5
New King James Version
Judges 2:3-5
New King James Version
3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be (A)thorns[a] in your side, and (B)their gods shall [b]be a (C)snare to you.’ ” 4 So it was, when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.
5 Then they called the name of that place [c]Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the Lord.
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- Judges 2:3 LXX, Tg., Vg. enemies to you
- Judges 2:3 entrap you
- Judges 2:5 Lit. Weeping
Judges 2:3-5
English Standard Version
Judges 2:3-5
English Standard Version
3 So now I say, (A)I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become (B)thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.” 4 As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place Bochim.[a] And they sacrificed there to the Lord.
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- Judges 2:5 Bochim means weepers
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