New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 6:28-32

28When the peopleH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168had been tornנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422downH5422,and the Asherahוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had been besideH5921it had been cutכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772downH3772,and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499had been offeredהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196which had been builtהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129.

29So they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697?”And when they searchedוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.ShuH1875and 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'H3318outH3318your 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 saveתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467him? Whoeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will contendיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378for him shall be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191by morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242.Ifאִם־'im-H518he is a godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,let him contendיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378for himself, sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588someonehas tornנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422downH5422his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196!”

32Therefore on that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117he namedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121GideonJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,that is to sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168contendיָ֤רֶבYa.revH7378against him,” becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he had tornנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422downH5422his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פmiz.be.ChoH4196.

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