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

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  1. Judges 6:30 tn Heb “and let him die.” The jussive form with vav after the imperative is best translated as a purpose clause.

30 The people of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar(A) and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

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