32Therefore on that day he was called Jerubba'al, that is to say, |Let Ba'al contend against him,| because he pulled down his altar.


In Context

29 And they said to one another, |Who has done this thing?| And after they had made search and inquired, they said, |Gideon the son of Jo'ash has done this thing.|

30 Then the men of the town said to Jo'ash, |Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Ba'al and cut down the Ashe'rah beside it.|

31 But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, |Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been pulled down.|

32 Therefore on that day he was called Jerubba'al, that is to say, |Let Ba'al contend against him,| because he pulled down his altar.

33 Then all the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and the people of the East came together, and crossing the Jordan they encamped in the Valley of Jezreel.

34 But the Spirit of the LORD took possession of Gideon; and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiez'rites were called out to follow him.

Judges 6:32 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:32So that day they called Gideon "Jerub- Baal, " saying, "Let Baal contend with him," because he broke down Baal's altar.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:32From that day Gedeon was called Jerobaal, because Joss had said: Let Baal revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:32Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, saying, |Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:32And he calleth him, on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, 'The Baal doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he has thrown down his altar.