Study it in the app“The 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.””
The menאַנְשֵׁיof the cityהָעִירsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלJoash,יוֹאָשׁ“Bring outהוֹצֵאyour son,אֶת בִּנְךָso that he may die,וְיָמֹתforכִּיhe has torn downנָתַץthe altarאֶת מִזְבַּחof Baalהַבַּעַלandוְhas cut downכִי כָרַתthe Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָהthatאֲשֶׁרwas beside it.”עָלָיו
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsJoash
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” appearsbring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotse” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamot” appearstear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “natats” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbach” appearsBaal
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” appearscut down
To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.
Where else “charat” appearsAsherah
Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.
Where else “ashera” appears29They said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” They inquired and searched, and they said, “Gideon son of Joash has done this thing.”
30 · This verse (above)
31Joash said to all who stood around him, “Are you going to contend for Baal? Or are you going to save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has torn down his altar.”
