Judges 6:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now on the sameהַהוּא֒
(ha·hu)
1931: he, she, ita prim. pronoun
nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָה
(bal·lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
the LORDיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Takeקַ֤ח
(kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
your father'sלְאָבִ֔יךָ
(le·'a·vi·cha,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
bullפַּר־
(par-)
6499: young bull, steerfrom an unused word
and a secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖י
(ha·she·ni)
8145: second (an ord. number)from shanah
bullוּפַ֥ר
(u·far)
6499: young bull, steerfrom an unused word
sevenשֶׁ֣בַע
(she·va)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
yearsשָׁנִ֑ים
(sha·nim;)
8141: a yearfrom shana
old, and pull downוְהָרַסְתָּ֗
(ve·ha·ras·ta)
2040: to throw down, break or tear downa prim. root
the altarמִזְבַּ֤ח
(miz·bach)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙
(hab·ba·'al)
1168a: a heathen godfrom baal
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
belongs to your father,לְאָבִ֔יךָ
(le·'a·vi·cha,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
and cut downתִּכְרֹֽת׃
(tich·rot.)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה
(ha·'a·she·rah)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin
that is besideעָלָ֖יו
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
it; 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass the same night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
that the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
thy father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
young
par  (par)
a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof) -- (young) bull(-ock), calf, ox.
bullock
showr  (shore)
a bullock (as a traveller) -- bull(-ock), cow, ox
even the second
sheniy  (shay-nee')
double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again -- again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).
bullock
par  (par)
a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof) -- (young) bull(-ock), calf, ox.
of seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
years old
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
and throw down
harac  (haw-ras')
to pull down or in pieces, break, &? destroy -- beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, utterly.
the altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
of Baal
Ba`al  (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
that thy father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
hath and cut down
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
the grove
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
that is by it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now on the same night the LORD said to him, "Take your father's bull and a second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it;

King James Bible
And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that very night the LORD said to him, "Take your father's young bull and a second bull seven years old. Then tear down the altar of Baal that belongs to your father and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.

International Standard Version
Later that very night, the LORD told Gideon, "Take the bull that belongs to your father, along with a second bull that's seven years old. Then tear down the altar to Baal that your father owns, cut down the Asherah that's beside it,

NET Bible
That night the LORD said to him, "Take the bull from your father's herd, as well as a second bull, one that is seven years old. Pull down your father's Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That same night the LORD said to Gideon, "Take a bull from your father's herd, a bull that is seven years old. Tear down your father's altar dedicated to the god Baal and cut down the pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah that is next to it.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take your father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the idol pole that is by it:
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