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Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has torn down the altar of Baal, and indeed, he has cut down the Asherah which was beside it."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then the men man Noun H376 אַנְשֵׁ֤י an·shei
of the city city, town Noun H5892 הָעִיר֙ ha·'ir
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ vai·yo·me·ru
to Joash, "Yah is strong," the name of several Isr. H3060    
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"Bring to go or come out Verb H3318 הֹוצֵ֥א ho·v·tze
out your son, son Noun H1121 בִּנְךָ֖ bin·cha
that he may die, to die Verb H4191 וְיָמֹ֑ת ve·ya·mot;
for he has torn down to pull down, break down Verb H5422 נָתַץ֙ na·tatz
the altar an altar Noun H4196 מִזְבַּ֣ח miz·bach
of Baal, a heathen god Noun H1168 הַבַּ֔עַל hab·ba·'al,
Analysis:
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and indeed, that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֤י ki
he has cut down to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 כָרַ֖ת cha·rat
the Asherah a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same Noun H842 הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה ha·'a·she·rah
which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
was beside upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עָלָֽיו׃ a·lav.
it."      

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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

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 Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has torn down the altar of Baal, and indeed, he has cut down the Asherah which was beside it."
King James Bible Then the men of the city said to unto Joash, "Bring Bring out your thy son, that he may die, for die: because he has torn hath cast down the altar of Baal, and indeed, because he has hath cut down the Asherah which grove that was beside by it."
Hebrew Greek English Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has torn down the altar of Baal, and indeed, he has cut down the Asherah which was beside it."