Judges 3:8

Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.

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WEBBE

Therefore the LORD’s anger burnt against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.

BSB

Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.

KJV

Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.

ASV

Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.

BBE

So the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he gave them up into the hands of Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel were his servants for eight years.

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וַיִּחַר־ vai·yi·char- and it burned H2734 אַף 'af [the] anger of H639 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל be·yis·ra·'el on Israel H3478 וַיִּמְכְּרֵם vai·yim·ke·rem and he sold them H4376 בְּיַד be·yad in [the] hand of H3027 כּוּשַׁן ku·shan Cushan- H3573 רִשְׁעָתַיִם rish·'a·ta·yim Rishathaim H3573 מֶלֶךְ me·lekh [the] king of H4428 אֲרַם 'a·ram Aram H763 נַהֲרָיִם na·ha·ra·yim Naharaim H763 וַיַּעַבְדוּ vai·ya·'av·du and they served H5647 בְנֵי־ ve·nei- [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כּוּשַׁן ku·shan Cushan- H3573 רִשְׁעָתַיִם rish·'a·ta·yim Rishathaim H3573 שְׁמֹנֶה she·mo·neh eight H8083 שָׁנִים sha·nim years H8141

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–11

The first judge was Othniel: even in Joshua's time Othniel began to be famous. Soon after Israel's settlement in Canaan their purity began to be corrupted, and their peace disturbed. But affliction makes those cry to God who before would scarcely speak to him. God returned in mercy to them for their deliverance. The Spirit of the Lord came upon Othniel. The Spirit of wisdom and courage to qualify him for the service, and the Spirit of power to excite him to it. He first judged Israel, reproved and reformed them, and then went to war. Let sin at home be conquered, that worst of enemies, then enemies abroad will be more easily dealt with. Thus let Christ be our Judge and Lawgiver, then he will save us.

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IsraelChushan-rishathaim Mesopotamia

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IsraelAngerMesopotamiaOthnielChushan-Rishathaim

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.