Judges 6:28
When the men of the city got up in the morning, there was Baal’s altar torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.
BSB
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ASV
And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
KJV
And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ | vai.yash.Ki.mu | and they rose early | H7925 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | 'an.Shei | [the] men of | H582 → |
| הָעִיר֙ | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | ba.Bo.ker | in the morning | H1242 → |
| וְהִנֵּ֤ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| נֻתַּץ֙ | nu.Tatz | it was torn down | H5422 → |
| מִזְבַּ֣ח | miz.Bach | [the] altar of | H4196 → |
| הַבַּ֔עַל | ha.Ba.'al | <the> Baal | H1168 → |
| וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה | ve.ha.'a.she.Rah | and the Asherah pole | H842 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| עָלָ֖יו | 'a.Lav | [was] at it | H5921 → |
| כֹּרָ֑תָה | ko.Ra.tah | it was cut down | H3772 → |
| וְאֵת֙ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַפָּ֣ר | ha.Par | the young bull | H6499 → |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֔י | ha.she.Ni | <the> second | H8145 → |
| הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה | ho.'a.Lah | it had been offered up | H5927 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | ha.miz.Be.ach | the altar | H4196 → |
| הַבָּנֽוּי׃ | ha.ba.Nui | which had been built | H1129 → |
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