Judges 6:28

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י 'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
city	הָעִיר֙ ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
early	וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ vai.yash.Ki.mu	H7925	literally · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
morning	בַּבֹּ֔קֶר ba.Bo.ker	H1242	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
altar	מִזְבַּ֣ח miz.Bach	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular construct
Baal	הַבַּ֔עַל ha.Ba.'al	H1168	Baal · definite article + noun, masculine singular absolute
down	נֻתַּץ֙ nu.Tatz	H5422	to tear down · verb, pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
grove	וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה ve.ha.'a.she.Rah	H842	Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess · conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular absolute
down	כֹּרָ֑תָה ko.Ra.tah	H3772	to cut (off · verb, pual perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
second	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י ha.she.Ni	H8145	properly · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
bullock	הַפָּ֣ר ha.Par	H6499	a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
offered	הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה ho.'a.Lah	H5927	to ascend · verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
built	הַבָּנֽוּי ha.ba.Nui	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:25-32

Here, I. Orders are given to Gideon to begin his government with the reformation of his father's house, Jdg 6:25, Jdg 6:26. A correspondence being settled between God and Gideon, by the appearance of the angel to him, it was kept up in another way; the same night after he had seen God, when he was full of thoughts concerning what had passed, which probably he had not yet communicated to any, The Lord said unto him in a dream, Do so and so. Note, God's visits, if gratefully received, shall be graciously repeated. Bid God welcome, and he will come again. Gideon is appointed, 1. To throw down Baal's altar, which it seems hi father had, either for his own house or perhaps for the whole town. See…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:25

Take thy father's . . . second bullock--The Midianites had probably reduced the family herd; or, as Gideon's father was addicted to idolatry, the best may have been fattened for the service of Baal; so that the second was the only remaining one fit for sacrifice to God. throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath--standing upon his ground, though kept for the common use of the townsmen. cut down the grove that is by it--dedicated to Ashtaroth. With the aid of ten confidential servants he demolished the one altar and raised on the appointed spot the altar of the Lord; but, for fear of opposition, the work had to be done under cover of night. A violent commotion was excited next day,…

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John Gill on Judges 6:28

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning,.... And came to the place where the altar of Baal, his grove and image, were, to pay their morning devotions to him: behold: the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built; upon the new altar that Gideon built, and which very probably was burning when they came: and it is very likely that the place, where the altar of Baal had stood, was not far from the rock where this new altar was erected.

Dictionary and topics

Asherah — And pl. Asherim in Revised Version, instead of “grove” and “groves” of the Authorized Version. This was the name of a sensual Canaanitish goddess Astarte, the feminine of the Assyrian Ishtar. Its…
Gideon — Called also Jerubbaal (Judg. 6:29, 32), was the first of the judges whose history is circumstantially narrated (Judg. 6-8). His calling is the commencement of the second period in the history of the…
Baal · .Altars of, — .Altars of,
Courage · .Gi — .Gi
Groves · .Gi — .Gi
Iconoclasm · .Gi — .Gi
Judge · 5. Gi — 5. Gi
Morning · The Jews: Generally rose early in — The Jews: Generally rose early in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Judges 6:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:25-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:25

John Gill on Judges 6:28

Dictionary and topics

Judges 6:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:25-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:25

John Gill on Judges 6:28

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 6:11-32

Rashi on Judges 6:26