27 Heb “from their midst.”
28 Or “served”; or “followed.”
29 Heb “And his spirit grew short [i.e., impatient] with the suffering of Israel.” The Hebrew noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) also appears as the subject of the verb קָצַר (qatsar) in Num 21:4 (the Israelites grow impatient wandering in the wilderness), Judg 16:16 (Samson grows impatient with Delilah’s constant nagging), and Zech 11:8 (Zechariah grows impatient with the three negligent “shepherds”).

In other versions

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and he became impatient over the misery of Israel.

Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord. And he could bear Israel’s misery no longer.

So they got rid of the foreign gods among them and worshiped the Lord, and he became weary of Israel’s misery.

Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.

So they removed the foreign gods from their midst and served Yahweh; and he could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

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