Judges Chapter 2 verse 17 Holy Bible
And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; `but' they did not so.
read chapter 2 in ASV
But still they would not give ear to their judges, but went after other gods and gave them worship; quickly turning from the way in which their fathers had gone, keeping the orders of the Lord; but they did not do so.
read chapter 2 in BBE
And yet they did not listen to their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed down to them; they soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so.
read chapter 2 in DARBY
And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
read chapter 2 in KJV
And yet they would not hearken to their judges, but they went astray after other gods, and bowed themselves to them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
read chapter 2 in WBT
Yet they didn't listen to their judges; for they played the prostitute after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Yahweh; [but] they didn't do so.
read chapter 2 in WEB
and also unto their judges they have not hearkened, but have gone a-whoring after other gods, and bow themselves to them; they have turned aside `with' haste out of the way `in' which their fathers walked to obey the commands of Jehovah -- they have not done so.
read chapter 2 in YLT
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Went a whoring.--Idolatry throughout the Bible is regarded as a spiritual adultery. (Exodus 34:15; Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 3:8; Ezekiel 23:37; Hosea 2:7; 2Corinthians 11:2, &c.) . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew[Israel,] however,וְגַ֤ם (wə·ḡam)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, anddid notלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nolistenשָׁמֵ֔עוּ (šā·mê·‘ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, totheir judges.שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙ (šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigateInstead,כִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthey prostitutedזָנ֗וּ (zā·nū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatrythemselves withאַֽחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê)PrepositionStrong's 310: The hind or following partotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 312: Hinder, next, othergodsאֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeand bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7812: To depress, prostrateto them.לָהֶ֑ם (lā·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew They quicklyמַהֵ֗ר (ma·hêr)AdverbStrong's 4118: Hastening, speedy, swiftturnedסָ֣רוּ (sā·rū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5493: To turn asidefromמִן־ (min-)PrepositionStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofthe wayהַדֶּ֜רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of actionof their fathers,אֲבוֹתָ֛ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 1: Fatherwho had walkedהָלְכ֧וּ (hā·lə·ḵū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkin obedienceלִשְׁמֹ֥עַ (liš·mō·a‘)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlyto the LORD’sיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelcommandments;מִצְוֺת־ (miṣ·wōṯ-)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 4687: Commandmentthey did notלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nodo as their fathers [had done].עָ֥שׂוּ (‘ā·śū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makeJump to PreviousAstray Bowed Commandments Hearken Hearkened Judges Obeying Played Prostitute Quickly Soon Themselves Turned Walked Way Whoring Worshipped
