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Judges 6:31

But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”
Judges 6:31
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֡שׁ לְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָמְד֨וּ עָלָ֜יו הַאַתֶּ֣ם׀ תְּרִיב֣וּן לַבַּ֗עַל אִם־אַתֶּם֙ תּוֹשִׁיע֣וּן אוֹת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥יב ל֛וֹ יוּמַ֖ת עַד־הַבֹּ֑קֶר אִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים הוּא֙ יָ֣רֶב ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י נָתַ֖ץ אֶֽת־מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יוֹאָ֡שׁyo.'Ash“Joash”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָשׁ · “Joash” · Strong's H3101G
  3. לְכֹל֩le.Khol“to all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“[those] who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. עָמְד֨וּ'a.me.Du“they stood”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  6. עָלָ֜יו'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. הַאַתֶּ֣ם׀ha.'a.Tem“¿ you”
    Particle, interrogative + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  8. תְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.Vun“will you conduct a case !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  9. לַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'al“for <the> Baal”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
  10. אִם־'im-“or?”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  11. אַתֶּם֙'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  12. תּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'Un“will you deliver !”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  13. אוֹת֔וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“[the one] who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. יָרִ֥יבya.Riv“he will conduct a case”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  16. ל֛וֹlo“for <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  17. יוּמַ֖תyu.Mat“he will be put to death”
    Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  18. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  19. הַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.ker“the morning”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  20. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  21. אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.Him“[is] a god”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  22. הוּא֙hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  23. יָ֣רֶבYa.rev“let him conduct a case”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  24. ל֔וֹlo“for <the> himself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  25. כִּ֥יki“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  26. נָתַ֖ץna.Tatz“someone has torn down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַץ · “to tear” · Strong's H5422
  27. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  28. מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.Cho“altar his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)