Judges
Judges 6:28
28When 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the men | אַנְשֵׁ֤י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of the city | הָעִיר֙ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| got up | וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ | way·yaš·kî·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7925 start, rise, early |
| in the morning | בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| there was | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| Baal’s | הַבַּ֔עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| altar | מִזְבַּ֣ח | miz·baḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4196 altar |
| torn down | נֻתַּץ֙ | nut·taṣ | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5422 pull down, break down |
| with the Asherah pole | וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה | wə·hā·’ă·šê·rāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H842 Ashera |
| cut down | כֹּרָ֑תָה | kō·rā·ṯāh | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| beside it | עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and the second | הַשֵּׁנִ֔י | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| bull | הַפָּ֣ר | hap·pār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6499 young bull, steer |
| offered up | הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה | hō·‘ă·lāh | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the newly built | הַבָּנֽוּי׃ | hab·bā·nui | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1129 build |
| altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.