Berean Standard Bible
Judges 6:28-32
28When the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892got upוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,there wasוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196torn downנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422,with the Asherah poleוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cut downכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772beside itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499offered upהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927onעַל־'al-H5921the newly builtהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.
29“Whoמִ֥יmiH4310didעָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר'a.Sah ha.da.VarH6213H1697thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088?”they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453.And after they had investigated thoroughlyוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּvai.yid.re.Shu vay.vak.ShuH1875H1245,they were toldוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101didעָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֥ר'a.Sah ha.da.VarH6213H1697itהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088.”
30Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101, “Bring outהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.He must dieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he has torn downנָתַץ֙na.TatzH5422אֶת־'et-H853Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַל וְכִ֥יha.Ba.'al ve.KhiH1168H3588altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196and cut downכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772the Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834beside itעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.”
31But Joashיוֹאָ֡שׁyo.'AshH3101saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכֹל֩le.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834stoodעָמְד֨וּ'a.me.DuH5975against himעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921, “Are youהַאַתֶּ֣ם׀ha.'a.TemH859contendingתְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.VunH7378for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168אִם־'im-H518?Are youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859trying to save himתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467אוֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853?Whoeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834pleads his caseיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378will be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191byעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242!Ifאִם־'im-H518Baalהוּא֙hu'H1931is a godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,let him contendיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378for himselfwithכִּ֥יkiH3588the one who has torn downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422אֶֽת־'et-H853his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196.”
32So on that dayבַיּוֹם־ הַה֖וּאvai.yom- ha.Hu'H3117H1931Gideon was calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,that is to sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168contendיָ֤רֶבYa.revH7378with him,”becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he had torn downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422אֶֽת־'et-H853Baal’saltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פmiz.be.ChoH4196.
Commentaries on Judges 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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