Judges 6:32
ContextNET © | That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, 1 because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.” |
NIV © | So that day they called Gideon "Jerub-Baal," saying, "Let Baal contend with him," because he broke down Baal’s altar. |
NASB © | Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he had torn down his altar. |
NLT © | From then on Gideon was called Jerubbaal, which means "Let Baal defend himself," because he knocked down Baal’s altar. |
MSG © | They nicknamed Gideon that day Jerub-Baal because after he had torn down the Baal altar, he had said, "Let Baal fight his own battles." |
BBE © | So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down. |
NRSV © | Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he pulled down his altar. |
NKJV © | Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, "Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar." |
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NET © | That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, 1 because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “He called him on that day Jerub-Baal.” The name means, at least by popular etymology, “Let Baal fight!” |