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Judges 6:25

On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.
Judges 6:25
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ יְהוָ֗ה קַ֤ח אֶת־פַּר־הַשּׁוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יךָ וּפַ֥ר הַשֵּׁנִ֖י שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וְהָרַסְתָּ֗ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֤ח הַבַּ֙עַל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יךָ וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָ֖יו תִּכְרֹֽת׃

  1. וַיְהִי֮vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. בַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lah“in the night”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  3. הַהוּא֒ha.Hu'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  4. וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. ל֣וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  6. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. קַ֤חkach“take”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. פַּר־par-“[the] young bull of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פַּר · “bullock” · Strong's H6499
  10. הַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOr“the ox”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שׁוֹר · “cattle” · Strong's H7794
  11. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. לְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.kha“[belongs] to father your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  13. וּפַ֥רu.Far“and [the] young bull”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פַּר · “bullock” · Strong's H6499
  14. הַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.Ni“the second”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
  15. שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'“seven”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  16. שָׁנִ֑יםsha.Nim“years”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  17. וְהָרַסְתָּ֗ve.ha.ras.Ta“and you will tear down”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַס · “to overthrow” · Strong's H2040
  18. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. מִזְבַּ֤חmiz.Bach“[the] altar of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  20. הַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'al“<the> Baal”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
  21. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  22. לְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.kha“[belongs] to father your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  23. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.Rah“the Asherah pole”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲשֵׁרָה · “Asherah” · Strong's H0842
  25. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  26. עָלָ֖יו'a.Lav“[is] at it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  27. תִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.Rot“you will cut down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּרַת · “cut” · Strong's H3772G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)