Judges
Judges 6:32
32So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal,g that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.
Footnotes
- g 6:32 Jerubbaal probably means let Baal contend.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So on that day | בַיּוֹם־ | ḇay·yō·wm- | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Gideon was called | וַיִּקְרָא־ | way·yiq·rā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Jerubbaal | יְרֻבַּ֣עַל | yə·rub·ba·‘al | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3378 Jerubbaal |
| that is to say | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Let Baal | הַבַּ֔עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| contend | יָ֤רֶב | yā·reḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7378 strive, contend |
| with him | בּוֹ֙ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he had torn down | נָתַ֖ץ | nā·ṯaṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5422 pull down, break down |
| altar | מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃פ | miz·bə·ḥōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4196 altar |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.