Judges 6:28 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

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  • BaalLord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And when the men אַנְשֵׁי ʾanšê Noun · masculine plural construct אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
  • of the city הָעִיר hāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • arose early וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ wayyaškîmû שָׁכַם Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • in the morning בַּבֹּקֶר babbōqer בֹּקֶר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • behold, the altar וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Baal הַבַּעַל habbaʿal בַּעַל Proper name · with the
  • was cast down נֻתַּץ nuttaṣ נָתַץ Verb · pual perfect, third person masculine singular
  • and the grove וְהָאֲשֵׁרָה wĕhāʾăšērâ אֲשֵׁרָה Proper name · with and, the
  • was cut down עָלָיו ʿālāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular כֹּרָתָה kōrātâ כָּרַת Verb · pual perfect, third person feminine singular
  • that was by it, and the second אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הַשֵּׁנִי haššēnî שֵׁנִי Ordinal number · masculine singular · with the
  • bullock וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and הַפָּר happār פַּר Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • was offered הֹעֲלָה hōʿălâ עָלָה Verb · hophal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • upon the altar עַל ʿal Preposition הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • built הַבָּנוּי habbānûy בָּנָה Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular · with the

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