Study it in the app“Gideon took ten men from his servants and did as YHWH had told him. But because he was afraid of the house of his father and the men of the city to do it by day, he did it by night.”
Gideonגִּדְעוֹןtookוַיִּקַּחtenעֲשָׂרָהmenאֲנָשִׁיםfrom his servantsמֵעֲבָדָיוand didוַיַּעַשׂasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad told him.דִּבֶּר אֵלָיוBut becauseוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁרhe was afraid ofיָרֵאthe houseאֶת בֵּיתof his fatherאָבִיוand the menוְאֶת אַנְשֵׁיof the cityהָעִירto do itמֵעֲשׂוֹתby day,יוֹמָםhe did itוַיַּעַשׂby night.לָיְלָה
Gideon
Gideon, son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; a judge who saved Israel from Midian. The name means "one who cuts down." He is also called Jerubbaal.
Where else “gidon” appearsfetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appearsten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearshappen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsfear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yare” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsby day
By day, in the daytime.
Where else “yomam” appearsnight
Night.
Where else “layla” appears26Then build an altar to YHWH your Elohim on the top of this stronghold, in the proper order; and take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you cut down.”
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28The men of the city rose early in the morning, and look, the altar of Baal was torn down, and the Asherah that was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar that had been built.
