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1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim with a message for the Israelites. He told them, "I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you.
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1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, "I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I swore to give to your forefathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you,
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2 For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. Why, then, have you disobeyed my command?
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2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.' Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this?
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3 Since you have done this, I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you."
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3 Now therefore I tell you that I will not drive them out before you; they will be [thorns] in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you."
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4 When the angel of the LORD finished speaking, the Israelites wept loudly.
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4 When the angel of the LORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,
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5 So they called the place "Weeping," and they offered sacrifices to the LORD.
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5 and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the LORD.
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6 After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them.
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6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
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7 And the Israelites served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him -- those who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.
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7 The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.
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8 Then Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
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8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten.
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9 They buried him in the land he had inherited, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
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9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
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10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
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10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel.
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11 Then the Israelites did what was evil in the LORD's sight and worshiped the images of Baal.
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11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.
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12 They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They chased after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the LORD.
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12 They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They provoked the LORD to anger
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13 They abandoned the LORD to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth.
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13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
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14 This made the LORD burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to marauders who stole their possessions. He sold them to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.
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14 In his anger against Israel the LORD handed them over to raiders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
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15 Every time Israel went out to battle, the LORD fought against them, bringing them defeat, just as he promised. And the people were very distressed.
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15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the LORD was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.
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16 Then the LORD raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their enemies.
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16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.
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17 Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves to other gods, bowing down to them. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD's commands.
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17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the LORD's commands.
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18 Whenever the LORD placed a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge's lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.
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18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the LORD had compassion on them as they groaned under those who oppressed and afflicted them.
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19 But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They followed other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
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19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fathers, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
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20 So the LORD burned with anger against Israel. He said, "Because these people have violated the covenant I made with their ancestors and have ignored my commands,
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20 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and said, "Because this nation has violated the covenant that I laid down for their forefathers and has not listened to me,
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21 I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.
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21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
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22 I did this to test Israel -- to see whether or not they would obey the LORD as their ancestors did."
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22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their forefathers did."
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23 That is why the LORD did not quickly drive the nations out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.
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23 The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.
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