Judges 6:28

“The 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.”

Judges 6:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 6:28, word by word

The menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anshe” appears
of the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
rose earlyיַּשְׁכִּימוּyashkimu

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “yashkimu” appears
in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

Where else “boker” appears
the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbach” appears
of Baalבַּעַלbaal

Baal

Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.

Where else “baal” appears
was torn downנֻתַּץnutats

tear down

Tear down, pull down, break down.

Where else “nutats” appears
and the Asherahאֲשֵׁרָהashera

Asherah

Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.

Where else “ashera” appears
was cut downכֹּרָתָהkorata

cut down

To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.

Where else “korata” appears
and the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

Where else “sheni” appears
bullפָּרpar

bull

Young bull, bullock.

Where else “par” appears
was offeredהֹעֲלָהhoala

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

Where else “hoala” appears
that had been builtבָּנוּיbanuy

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “banuy” appears

The context

27Gideon 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.

28 · This verse (above)

29They said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” They inquired and searched, and they said, “Gideon son of Joash has done this thing.”

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