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Judges 6:30

Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
Judges 6:30
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ אֶל־יוֹאָ֔שׁ הוֹצֵ֥א אֶת־בִּנְךָ֖ וְיָמֹ֑ת כִּ֤י נָתַץ֙ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֣ח הַבַּ֔עַל וְכִ֥י כָרַ֖ת הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei“[the] men of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  3. הָעִיר֙ha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. יוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'Ash“Joash”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָשׁ · “Joash” · Strong's H3101G
  6. הוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'“bring out”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “send” · Strong's H3318H
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. בִּנְךָ֖bin.Kha“son your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  9. וְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.Mot“so may he die”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  10. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. נָתַץ֙na.Tatz“he has torn down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַץ · “to tear” · Strong's H5422
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. מִזְבַּ֣חmiz.Bach“[the] altar of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  14. הַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'al“<the> Baal”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
  15. וְכִ֥יve.Khi“and for”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  16. כָרַ֖תkha.Rat“he has cut down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּרַת · “cut” · Strong's H3772G
  17. הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.Rah“the Asherah pole”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲשֵׁרָה · “Asherah” · Strong's H0842
  18. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  19. עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lav“[was] at it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)