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KJV Lexicon Therefore on that dayyowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), he called qara' (kaw-raw') to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) him Jerubbaal Yrubba`al (yer-oob-bah'-al) Baal will contend; Jerubbaal, a symbol. name of Gideon -- Jerubbaal. saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Let Baal Ba`al (bah'-al) Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim. plead riyb (reeb) to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend against him because he hath thrown down nathats (naw-thats') to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down. his altar mizbeach (miz-bay'-akh) an altar -- altar. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he had torn down his altar. King James Bible Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. Holman Christian Standard Bible That day, Gideon's father called him Jerubbaal, saying, "Let Baal plead his case with him," because he tore down his altar. International Standard Version So that very day he named Gideon Jerubbaal, that is, "Let Baal fight," since he had torn down his altar. NET Bible That very day Gideon's father named him Jerub-Baal, because he had said, "Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down." GOD'S WORD® Translation So that day they nicknamed Gideon "Jerubbaal" [Let Baal Defend Himself], because they said, "When someone tears down Baal's altar, let Baal defend himself." King James 2000 Bible Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he has thrown down his altar. Links Judges 6:32Judges 6:32 NIV Judges 6:32 NLT Judges 6:32 ESV Judges 6:32 NASB Judges 6:32 KJV |
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