KJV: Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
YLT: And the men of the city say unto Joash, 'Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which is by it.'
Darby: Then the men of the town said to Jo'ash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Ba'al and cut down the Ashe'rah beside it."
ASV: Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it.
| וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ | And said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | the men |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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| הָעִיר֙ | of the city |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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| יוֹאָ֔שׁ | Joash |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָשׁ Sense: son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah. |
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| הוֹצֵ֥א | bring out |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| בִּנְךָ֖ | your son |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| וְיָמֹ֑ת | that he may die |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed. |
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| כִּ֤י | because |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| נָתַץ֙ | he has torn down |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָתַץ Sense: to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth). |
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| מִזְבַּ֣ח | the altar |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מִזְבֵּחַ Sense: altar. |
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| הַבַּ֔עַל | of Baal |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּעַל Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites. |
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| וְכִ֥י | and because |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| כָרַ֖ת | he has cut down |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant. |
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| הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה | the wooden image |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲשֵׁרָה Sense: a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images. |
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| אֲשֶׁר־ | that [was] |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| עָלָֽיו | beside it |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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