Revised Version 1895
Judges 6:25-32
25And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַהוּא֒ha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947thyfather’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1bullock,evenH853thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullock ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldH8141, and throwdownH3772thealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168that thyfatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1hath, andcutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that is by it:
26andbuildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430uponעַ֣ל'alH5921thetopרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of thisstrongהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581hold, in theorderlyH4634mannerH4634, andtakeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullock, andofferוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927aburntעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930offering with thewoodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltcutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772.
27ThenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376of hisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650, anddidH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him: and itcameH1961topassH1961,becauseH834hefearedיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372hisfather’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004and themenH376of thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,soH6213that hecouldH376notH1961doH6213it bydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119, that hedidH6213it bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
28And when themenH376of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168wasbrokenH5422downנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422, and theAsherahוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842wascutכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772downH5422that was by it, and thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullock wasofferedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927uponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasbuiltהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129.
29And theysaidH559one toanotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, Who hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697? And when theyinquiredוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.ShuH1875andaskedH559, theysaidH559,Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.
30Then themenH376of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559untoJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101,Bringהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318outH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, that he maydieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191:becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he hathbrokenH5422downH5422thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, andbecauseוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588he hathcutכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772downH5422theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that was by it.
31AndJoashיוֹאָ֡שׁyo.'AshH3101saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכֹל֩le.KholH3605thatstoodעָמְד֨וּ'a.me.DuH5975againstעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921him, Will yepleadתְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.VunH7378forBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168? or will yesaveתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467him? he that willpleadיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378for him, let him beputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191whilst it is yetmorningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:ifH518he be agodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, let himpleadיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378forhimselfהוּא֙hu'H1931,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588one hathbrokenH5422downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422hisaltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.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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