Israel Rebuked at Bochim 1 ULT And the angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said,“I am bringing you up from Egypt, and I have brought you to the land that I swore to your fathers. And I have said,‘I will forever not break my covenant with you. BSB BSB: Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
2 ULT And you, you shall not cut a covenant with the dwellers of this land. Their altars you shall demolish.’ But you have not heard my voice. What{ is} this you have done? BSB BSB: and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?
3 ULT And I have also said,‘I will not expel them from the face of you, but they will be to you in the sides, and their gods will be to you for a snare.’” BSB BSB: So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”
4 ULT Now it happened, as the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice and wept. BSB BSB: When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
5 ULT So they called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed to Yahweh there. BSB BSB: So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
Joshua’s Death and Burial (Joshua 24:29–33)
6 ULT And Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went, a man to his inheritance, to possess the land. BSB BSB: After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
7 ULT And the people served Yahweh all of the days of Joshua and all of the days of the elders who had lengthened their days after Joshua, who had seen all of the great deed of Yahweh that he had done for Israel. BSB BSB: And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.
8 ULT And Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, a son of 110 years. BSB BSB: And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
9 ULT And they buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, to the north of Mount Gaash. BSB BSB: They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
Israel’s Unfaithfulness (Isaiah 43:22–28; Jeremiah 2:23–37)
10 ULT And all of that generation was also gathered to its fathers, and another generation arose after them who did not know Yahweh and also the deed that he had done for Israel. BSB BSB: After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
11 ULT Then the sons of Israel did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and they served the Baals. BSB BSB: And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
12 ULT And they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the one having brought them out from the land of Egypt, and they went after other gods from the gods of the peoples who{ were} around them, and they bowed down to them. So they angered Yahweh. BSB BSB: Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
13 ULT And they forsook Yahweh and they served Baal and the Ashtoreths. BSB BSB: for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
14 ULT Then the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of plunderers, and they plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their enemies from around, and they were not able anymore to stand to the face of their enemies. BSB BSB: Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
15 ULT In all that they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them for calamity, just as Yahweh had spoken and just as Yahweh had sworn to them. And it narrowed to them greatly. BSB BSB: Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.
Judges Raised Up 16 ULT Then Yahweh raised up judges, and they saved them from the hand of their plunderers. BSB BSB: Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
17 ULT But even to their judges they did not listen. For they whored after other gods and they bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way that their fathers had walked, to hear the commandments of Yahweh. They did not do thus. BSB BSB: Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
18 ULT For when Yahweh raised up for them judges, then Yahweh was with the judge and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all of the days of the judge. For Yahweh had compassion because of their groaning from the faces of their afflictors and their oppressors. BSB BSB: Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
19 ULT But it happened, at the death of the judge, they turned and acted corruptly more than their fathers, to walk after other gods, to serve them, and to bow down to them. They did not drop{ any} of their deeds or{ any} of their stubborn ways. BSB BSB: But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
20 ULT So the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel and he said,“In that this nation has transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and they have not listened to my voice, BSB BSB: So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,
21 ULT I also will not continue to dispossess from the face of them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, BSB BSB: I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
22 ULT for the testing of Israel by them, whether they will be keeping the way of Yahweh, to walk in them just as their fathers kept{ them}, or not.” BSB BSB: In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”
23 ULT So Yahweh left those nations, so as not to dispossess them quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua. BSB BSB: That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.
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