Judges 3:9

Translations

Modern

But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.

Traditional

And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

Literal

And the sons of Israel cried out to YHWH, and YHWH raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel, and he delivered them—Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb—from it.

Latin

Et clamaverunt ad Dominum, qui suscitavit eis salvatorem, et liberavit eos, Othoniel videlicet filium Cenez, fratrem Caleb minorem:

Original

Hebrew

English

But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.

Notes

Judges 3:7–11

The story of Othniel is a typical example of the cycles in Judges. People did wrong, often worshipping Baal and Asherah (see study notes on Judges 2:11–13; 6:25–32). This angered the Lord and led to foreign oppression. The people's cries moved God to show compassion and send a rescuer-judge through his spirit. The rescuer stopped the oppression, and the land experienced peace before the cycle repeated. Othniel represents an ideal judge.

Theme notes and profiles

Spirit Empowerment The Spirit’s Presence

Events

Deliverance by Othnielc. 1410 BC

Related verses

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Judges 4:3
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Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
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When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
1 Samuel 12:10
Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
Nehemiah 9:27
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Psalm 106:41–44
He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.

People

Caleb: Faithful spy, given Hebron as inheritance Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Kenaz: Father of Othniel, a judge of Israel Othniel: First judge of Israel, Caleb's nephew

Glossary

Aram-Naharaim Chushan-rishathaim Cushan-rishathaim Deliverance, Deliverer Judah, Tribe of Judges, Book of Kenaz Mesopotamia Othniel Savior

Topics

Chushan-Rishathaim: King of Mesopotamia Extraordinary Judges: Names of Othniel God: Mercy of God: Preserver: Under Othniel Israel: Delivered for Their Idolatry to the King of Mesopotamia During Eight Years Judge: Othniel Judgments: May be Averted by Prayer Kenaz: Brother of Caleb Mesopotamia: Delivered From, by Othniel Othniel: Becomes the Deliverer and Leader of Israel Prayer: Answered: from the King of Mesopotamia the Tribe of Judah: Furnished to Israel the First Judge

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