1 A nd an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

¶ And the angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, I brought you up out of Egypt and caused you to enter into the land which I swore unto your fathers, and I said, I will never break my covenant with you

2 A nd ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?

as long as ye make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; to the contrary, ye shall throw down their altars, but ye have not heard my voice; why have ye done this?

3 W herefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Therefore, I also said, I will not drive them out from before you, but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

4 A nd it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

And when the angel of the LORD spoke these words unto all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

5 A nd they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.

And they called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

6 A nd when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.

¶ For Joshua had let the people go, and the sons of Israel had each gone unto his inheritance to possess the land.

7 A nd the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel.

And the people had served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua who had seen all the great works of the LORD that he had done with Israel.

8 A nd Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

And Joshua, the son of Nun, the slave of the LORD, died, being one hundred and ten years old.

9 A nd they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

And they buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres in the mount of Ephraim on the north side of the mount of Gaash.

10 A nd also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers, and there arose another generation after them which did not know the LORD nor the work which he had done to Israel.

11 A nd the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:

And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baalim.

12 A nd they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.

And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them and provoked the LORD to anger.

13 A nd they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

And they forsook the LORD and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

14 A nd the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.

15 W hithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.

Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said and as the LORD had sworn unto them; and thus they were greatly distressed.

16 N evertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

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

17 A nd 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.

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they fornicated after other gods and bowed themselves unto them; they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers had walked hearing the commandments of the LORD; but they did not do so.

18 A nd when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of that judge; for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of those that oppressed them and afflicted them.

19 A nd it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

But when the judge was dead, then they would return, and corrupt themselves more than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down unto them; they did not diminish from their own doings nor from their stubborn way.

20 A nd the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he said, Because these people transgress my covenant which I commanded their fathers and do not hearken unto my voice;

21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:

neither will I drive out any longer from before them any of these Gentiles which Joshua left when he died,

22 T hat through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

that through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD by walking therein as their fathers kept it, or not.

23 T herefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

Therefore, the LORD left those Gentiles, without driving them out hastily; neither did he deliver them into the hand of Joshua.