Hakim-hakim 2:10-11

2:10 That entire generation passed away; ¹  a new generation grew up ²  that had not personally experienced the Lord’s presence or seen what he had done for Israel. ³ 

A Monotonous Cycle

2:11 The Israelites did evil before ⁴  the Lord by worshiping ⁵  the Baals.

[2:10]  ¹ tn Heb “All that generation were gathered to their fathers.”

[2:10]  ² tn Heb “arose after them.”

[2:10]  ³ tn Heb “that did not know the Lord or the work which he had done for Israel.” The expressions “personally experienced” and “seen” are interpretive.

[2:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[2:11]  ⁵ tn Or “serving”; or “following.”