King James Version

Judges 4:1

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

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וַיֹּסִ֨פוּ֙vayosifvand addיָסַףconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and add”, the next action in the storyH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…הָרַ֖עharathe badרַעdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…בְּעֵינֵ֣יbeeynein eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְאֵה֖וּדveehudand Ehudאֵהוּדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Ehud”H164Ehud, the name of two or three IsraelitesEhud.מֵֽתmetdieמוּתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, a completed actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, when Ehud was dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah when Ehud is dead,

World English Bible

The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, when Ehud was dead.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; now Ehud was dead.

Douay-Rheims

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord after the death of Aod,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the children of Israel continued to do evil against the Lord; and Aod was dead.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσέθεντο οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· καὶ Ἀὼδ ἀπέθανε.