What Does Judges 6:31 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“And Joash”

joash, the name of six israelites

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“unto all that stood”

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“against him Will ye plead”

properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend

“for Baal”

baal, a phoenician deity

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“will ye save”

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“against him Will ye plead”

properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend

“for him let him be put to death”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“whilst it is yet morning”

properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“if he be a god”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

“against him Will ye plead”

properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for himself because one hath cast down”

to tear down

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“his altar”

an altar