Judges 6:29

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

Judges 6:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 6:29, word by word

They saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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one anotherאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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one anotherרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

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has doneעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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thingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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They inquiredיִּדְרְשׁוּyidrshu

require

To investigate, or hold to account.

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and searchedיְבַקְשׁוּyevakshu

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

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“Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgidon

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.

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Joashיוֹאָשׁyoash

Joash

Joash, the father of Gideon. Other people in the Bible bear this name, among them two kings (2 Kings 11-13). It means "YHWH has given."

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The context

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.

29 · This verse (above)

30The men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, so that he may die, for he has torn down the altar of Baal and has cut down the Asherah that was beside it.”

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