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·Now I tell you [or Then I told you; Num. 33:55; Josh. 23:12–13], ‘I will not ·force [drive] out the people in this land. They will ·be your enemies [or ensnare you; or be thorns in your side], and their gods will be a ·trap [snare] for you.’”

After the angel gave ·Israel [L the sons/T children of Israel] this message from the Lord, they ·cried loudly [L lifted up their voices and wept]. So they named the place Bokim [C “weeping ones”]. There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

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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.’”

When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(D) and they called that place Bokim.[a](E) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.