King James Version

Judges 2:16

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

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וַיָּ֥קֶםvayaqemand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שֹֽׁפְטִ֑יםshofetimjudgeשָׁפַטverb, qal, participle, absolute — “judge”, a verb used as a describing wordH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.וַיּ֣וֹשִׁיע֔וּםvayoshiumand be safeיָשַׁעconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be safe”, the next action in the storyH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.מִיַּ֖דmiyadfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […שֹׁסֵיהֶֽםshoseyhemdestroyerשָׁסָהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroyer”, a verb used as a describing wordH8154to plunderdestroyer, rob, spoil(-er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that despoiled them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah raiseth up judges, and they save them from the hand of their spoilers;

World English Bible

Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah raised up judges, and they saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord raised up judges, to deliver them from the hands of those that oppressed them: but they would not hearken to them,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord raised up judges, and the Lord saved them out of the hands of them that spoiled them: and yet they hearkened not to the judges,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤγειρε Κύριος κριτὰς, καὶ ἔσωσεν αὐτοὺς Κύριος ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν προνομευόντων αὐτούς· καί γε τῶν κριτῶν οὐχ ὑπήκουσαν,