Judges 6:30 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 6:30 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֔שׁ
Yôwʼâsh
H3101
Joash
הוֹצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בִּנְךָ֖
bên
H1121
son
וְיָמֹ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
נָתַץ֙
nâthats
H5422
to tear down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מִזְבַּ֣ח
mizbêach
H4196
altar
הַבַּ֔עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
וְכִ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
כָרַ֖ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה
ʼăshêrâh
H842
Asherah
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָלָֽיו
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he tore down the altar of Baal and because he cut down the Asherah that beside it.”
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