Judges 2:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Wherefore 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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And so I have said, I will not send them out from before you; but they will be a danger to you, and their gods will be a cause of falling to you.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
So now I say, I will not drive them out before you; but they shall become adversaries to you, and their gods shall be a snare to you."
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Wherefore 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 to you.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 to you.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I also have said, I do not cast them out from your presence, and they have been to you for adversaries, and their gods are to you for a snare.'
| Wherefore I also | וְגַ֣ם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| said, | אָמַ֔רְתִּי | ʾāmartî | ah-MAHR-tee |
| I will not | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| out them drive | אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ | ʾăgārēš | uh-ɡa-RAYSH |
| אוֹתָ֖ם | ʾôtām | oh-TAHM | |
| from before | מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם | mippĕnêkem | mee-peh-nay-HEM |
| be shall they but you; | וְהָי֤וּ | wĕhāyû | veh-ha-YOO |
| as thorns in your sides, | לָכֶם֙ | lākem | la-HEM |
| gods their and | לְצִדִּ֔ים | lĕṣiddîm | leh-tsee-DEEM |
| shall be | וֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם | wēʾlōhêhem | vay-LOH-hay-HEM |
| a snare | יִֽהְי֥וּ | yihĕyû | yee-heh-YOO |
| unto you. | לָכֶ֖ם | lākem | la-HEM |
| לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ | lĕmôqēš | leh-moh-KAYSH |