Judges 6:28

6:28 When the men of the city got up the next morning, they saw ¹  the Baal altar pulled down, the nearby Asherah pole cut down, and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar.

Judges 6:30

6:30 The men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, so we can execute him! ²  He pulled down the Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole.”

Judges 6:32

6:32 That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, ³  because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.”

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¹ tn Heb “look!” The narrator uses this word to invite his audience/readers to view the scene through the eyes of the men.

² tn Heb “and let him die.” The jussive form with vav after the imperative is best translated as a purpose clause.

³ tn Heb “He called him on that day Jerub-Baal.” The name means, at least by popular etymology, “Let Baal fight!”