Judges Chapter 6 verse 30 Holy Bible
Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it.
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Then the men of the town said to Joash, Make your son come out to be put to death, for pulling down the altar of Baal and cutting down the holy tree which was by it.
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Then the men of the town said to Jo'ash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Ba'al and cut down the Ashe'rah beside it."
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Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
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Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
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Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.
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And the men of the city say unto Joash, `Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which `is' by it.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(30) The men of the city said unto Joash.--It is difficult to conceive that these could have been Israelites (see on Judges 6:27).Bring out thy son, that he may die.--For the phrase, see Genesis 38:24; 1Kings 21:10; Luke 19:27.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י (’an·šê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personof the cityהָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementsaidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toJoash,יוֹאָ֔שׁ (yō·w·’āš)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3101: Joash“Bring outהוֹצֵ֥א (hō·w·ṣê)Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximyour son.בִּנְךָ֖ (bin·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonHe must die,וְיָמֹ֑ת (wə·yā·mōṯ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killbecauseכִּ֤י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionhe has torn downנָתַץ֙ (nā·ṯaṣ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5422: To pull down, break downBaal’sהַבַּ֔עַל (hab·ba·‘al)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen godaltarמִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4196: An altarand cut downכָרַ֖ת (ḵā·raṯ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenantthe Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה (hā·’ă·šê·rāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the samebeside it.”עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstJump to PreviousAltar Asherah Ashe'rah Baal Ba'al Baal's Broken Cast City Cut Cutting Death Die Holy Indeed Joash Jo'ash Pulled Torn Tree
