They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלone another,אִישׁ רֵעֵהוּ“Whoמִיhas doneעָשָׂהthisהַזֶּהthing?”הַדָּבָרThey inquiredוַיִּדְרְשׁוּand searched,וַיְבַקְשׁוּand they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Gideonגִּדְעוֹןsonבֶּןof Joashיוֹאָשׁhas doneעָשָׂהthisהַזֶּהthing.”הַדָּבָר
Judges 6:29
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yomru” appears- one anotherאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- one anotherרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- has doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- They inquiredיִּדְרְשׁוּyidrshu
require
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “yidrshu” appears- and searchedיְבַקְשׁוּyevakshu
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevakshu” appears- “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.
Where else “gidon” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- 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."
Where else “yoash” appears
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.”