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But Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal, or will you deliver him? Whoever will plead 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."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But Joash "Yah is strong," the name of several Isr. H3060    
Analysis:
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to all the whole, all Noun H3605 לְכֹל֩ le·chol
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
stood to take one's stand, stand Verb H5975 עָמְד֨וּ a·me·du
against upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עָלָ֜יו a·lav
him, "Will you contend to strive, contend Verb H7378 תְּרִיב֣וּן te·ri·vun
for Baal, a heathen god Noun H1168 לַבַּ֗עַל lab·ba·'al
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or if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
will you deliver to deliver Verb H3467 תֹּושִׁיע֣וּן to·v·shi·'un
him? Whoever who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֨ר a·sher
will plead to strive, contend Verb H7378 יָרִ֥יב ya·riv
for him shall be put to death to die Verb H4191 יוּמַ֖ת yu·mat
by morning. morn- ing Noun H1242 הַבֹּ֑קֶר hab·bo·ker;
If if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
he is a god, God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהִ֥ים e·lo·him
let him contend to strive, contend Verb H7378 יָ֣רֶב ya·rev
for himself, because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֥י ki
someone has torn down to pull down, break down Verb H5422 נָתַ֖ץ na·tatz
his altar." an altar Noun H4196 מִזְבְּחֹֽו׃ miz·be·chov.

Locations

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Baal

Baal [N] [B] [H] [S] lord.  The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ;  10:10 ;  1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ;  Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; ... View Details

Baal

the name of a city in Simeon, also two Israelites

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Joash

Joash  whom Jehovah bestowed.  A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon ( Judges 6:11  Judges 6:29 ;  Judges 8:13  Judges 8:29  Judges 8:32 ).    One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:3 ).    One of King Ahab's sons ( 1 Kings 22:26 ).    King of Judah (&n... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal, or will you deliver him? Whoever will plead 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."
King James Bible But And Joash said to unto all who that stood against him, "Will you contend Will ye plead for Baal, or Baal? will you deliver ye save him? Whoever he that will plead for him, let him shall be put to death by morning. If whilst it is yet morning: if he is be a god, let him contend plead for himself, because someone has torn one hath cast down his altar."
Hebrew Greek English But Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal, or will you deliver him? Whoever will plead 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."