Judges 6:31

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²⁹ And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

³⁰ 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.

And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.

³² Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

³³ Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

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ÅB: Men Joas sa til alle dem som sto omkring ham: Vil dere stride for Ba'al, vil dere hjelpe ham? Den som strider for ham, skal miste livet innen imorgen. Er han Gud, da la ham stride for seg selv, siden de har revet ned hans alter.
OTB: Men Joasj svarte den fiendtlige mengden: “Vil dere føre Baals sak? Vil dere redde ham? Den som kjemper for ham skal dø innen morgenen! Hvis Baal virkelig er en gud, la ham forsvare seg selv når noen bryter ned hans alter.”
B1930: Men Joas sa til alle dem som stod omkring ham: Vil I stride for Ba'al, vil I hjelpe ham? Den som strider for ham, skal miste livet innen imorgen. Er han Gud, da la ham stride for sig selv, siden de har revet ned hans alter.

BSB: But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”
KJV: And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
WEB: Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar!”
ASV: And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? Or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst [it is yet] morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.
DARBY: And Joash said to all that stood near him, Will *ye* contend for Baal? or will *ye* save him? he that contends for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning. If he be a god, let him plead for himself, because they have broken down his altar.
BLB: And Joash said to all who stood against him, “Would you⁺ plead for Baal, if you⁺ would save him? The one who would plead for him shall be put to death by the morning! If he [is] a god, let him plead for himself because has been torn down his altar.”

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