New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 6:29-31

29They saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697?”And when they searchedוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.ShuH1875about and inquiredוַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּvay.vak.ShuH1245,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.”

30Then the menH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to JoashH3060, “Bringהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318out your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,that he may dieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191,for he has tornנָתַץ֙na.TatzH5422downH5422the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and indeedH3588,he has cutכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772downH3772the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was besideעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921it.”

31But JoashH3060saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכֹל֩le.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834stoodעָמְד֨וּ'a.me.DuH5975againstעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921him, “Will you contendתְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.VunH7378for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,orאִם־'im-H518will you deliverתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467him? Whoeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834willpleadיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378for him shall be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191by morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242.Ifאִם־'im-H518he is a godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,let him contendיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378for himself, becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588someone has tornנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422downH5422his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196.”

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