25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 6:25:1 ⧉וַיְהִי֮vayehiand it was Judges 6:25:2 ⧉בַּלַּ֣יְלָהballailain the night Judges 6:25:3 ⧉הַהוּא֒hahuthat Judges 6:25:4 ⧉וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 6:25:5 ⧉ל֣וֹloto him Judges 6:25:6 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehthe LORD Judges 6:25:7 ⧉קַ֤חkakhtake Judges 6:25:8 ⧉אֶת־פַּר־הַשּׁוֹר֙etparhashorthe bull of the ox Judges 6:25:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Judges 6:25:10 ⧉לְאָבִ֔יךָleavikhato your father or belonging to your father Judges 6:25:11 ⧉וּפַ֥רufarand a bull Judges 6:25:12 ⧉הַשֵּׁנִ֖יhashenithe second Judges 6:25:13 ⧉שֶׁ֣בַעshevaseven Judges 6:25:14 ⧉שָׁנִ֑יםshanimyears Judges 6:25:15 ⧉וְהָרַסְתָּ֗veharastaand you shall tear down Judges 6:25:16 ⧉אֶת־מִזְבַּ֤חetmizbeakhthe altar Judges 6:25:17 ⧉הַבַּ֙עַל֙habaalthe Baal Judges 6:25:18 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Judges 6:25:19 ⧉לְאָבִ֔יךָleavikhato your father or belonging to your father Judges 6:25:20 ⧉וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הveethaasheraand the Asherah Judges 6:25:21 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־עָלָ֖יוasheralavwhich is upon it or which is beside it Judges 6:25:22 ⧉תִּכְרֹֽת׃tikrotyou shall cut down |
25. Formal Translation And it was on that night that the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Commander} said to him, “Take a bull from your father’s herd and a second bull that is seven years old, tear down the altar of Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.” |
25. Dynamic Translation That night the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Instructor} told him, “Take your father’s bull and a second one that is seven years old, pull down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.” |