The Meaning of Judges 2:5 Explained

Judges 2:5

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

YLT: and they call the name of that place Bochim, and sacrifice there to Jehovah.

Darby: And they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the LORD.

ASV: And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto Jehovah.

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What is the context of Judges 2:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Judges 2:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 2:1-5 - Flagging In Their Great Task

The conquest of Canaan was very partial. Israel dwelled among the ancient inhabitants of the land, much as the Normans did among the Anglo-Saxons, whom they found in England; and the mixture of the two peoples was the beginning of moral degeneracy and decline in the chosen race. Wherever there was the old-time faith in God, as in the case of Caleb, the land was cleared of the Canaanite; but where God was out, the Canaanite was in.

So it is in the life of the soul. It is intended that the whole should be yielded to Christ, that no evil passion should reign, that no besetting sin should enthrall. But how often Christian people give up the fight! They say that the old Adam is too strong for them, and settle down to a joint-occupation. Let us not yield to reasoning like this! The Lion of Judah can break every chain. By faith in Him we can be more than conquerors! The Holy Spirit strives with the flesh, so that we may not do as otherwise we would. Only give Him the right of way! Sin shall not reign in your mortal body! [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 2

¹ An angel rebukes the people at Bochim
⁶ The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua
¹⁴ God's anger and pity toward them
²⁰ The Canaanites left to prove Israel

What do the individual words in Judges 2:5 mean?

And they called the name of place that Bochim and they sacrificed there to Yahweh -

וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־ הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בֹּכִ֑ים וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־ שָׁ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה פ

וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ	And they called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שֵֽׁם־	the name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
הַמָּק֥וֹם	of place
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
הַה֖וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
בֹּכִ֑ים	Bochim
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בֹּכִים Sense: a place near Gilgal (or Bethel), where sons of Israel wept.
וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־	and they sacrificed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: זָבַח Sense: to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice.
לַֽיהוָֽה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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