Parallel JDG 6:31

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BSB § But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar!”

NET But Joash said to all those who confronted him, “Must you fight Baal’s battles? Must you rescue him? Whoever takes up his cause will die by morning! If he really is a god, let him fight his own battles! After all, it was his altar that was pulled down.”

LSV And Joash says to all who have stood against him, “You, do you plead for Ba‘al? You—do you save him? He who pleads for him is put to death during the morning; if he [is] a god he pleads against him himself, because he has broken down his altar.”

FBV Joash replied to all those confronting him, “Are you arguing on Baal's behalf? Do you have to save him? Anyone who argues for him will be put to death by morning! If he is a god let him fight for himself against those who tore down his altar.”

T4T But Joash replied, “Are you trying to defend Baal? Are you trying to argue his case? Anyone who tries to defend Baal should be executed by tomorrow morning! If Baal is truly a god, he ought to be able to defend himself, and to get rid of the person who tore down his altar!”

LEB But Jehoash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Will you rescue him? Whoever contends for him will be put to death by the morning. If heis a god, let him contend for himself because his altar has been pulled down.”

BBE But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of the pulling down of his altar.

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JPS And Joash said unto all that stood against him: 'Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, shall be put to death before morning; if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.'

ASV And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.

DRA He answered them: Are you the avengers of Baal, that you fight for him? he that is his adversary, let him die before tomorrow light appear: if he be a god, let him revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar.

YLT And Joash saith to all who have stood against him, 'Ye, do ye plead for Baal? ye — do ye save him? he who pleadeth for him is put to death during the morning; if he [is] a god he himself doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

DBY And Joash said to all that stood near him, Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that contends for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning. If he be a god, let him plead for himself, because they have broken down his altar.

RV And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.

WBS And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.

KJB And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
  (And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye/you_all plead for Baal? will ye/you_all save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath/has cast down his altar.)

BB And Ioas sayd vnto al that stoode by him: Will ye pleade Baals cause? or will ye saue him? He that will contende for him, let him dye or the morning. If he be a God, let him pleade for himselfe agaynst him that hath caste downe his aulter.
  (And Yoas said unto all that stood by him: Will ye/you_all pleade Baals cause? or will ye/you_all save him? He that will contende for him, let him dye or the morning. If he be a God, let him pleade for himself against him that hath/has cast/threw down his altar.)

GNV And Ioash said vnto all that stood by him, Will ye pleade Baals cause? or will ye saue him? he that will contend for him, let him dye or the morning. If he be God, let him pleade for himselfe against him that hath cast downe his altar.
  (And Yoash said unto all that stood by him, Will ye/you_all pleade Baals cause? or will ye/you_all save him? he that will contend for him, let him dye or the morning. If he be God, let him pleade for himself against him that hath/has cast down his altar.)

CB But Ioas sayde vnto all them that stode by him: Wyl ye stryue for Baal? Wil ye delyuer him? He yt stryueth for him, shal dye this mornynge. Yf he be God, let him auege him selfe, because his altare is broken downe.
  (But Yoas said unto all them that stood by him: Wyl ye/you_all strive for Baal? Wil ye/you_all deliver him? He it striveth for him, shall dye this morning. If he be God, let him auege himself, because his altar is broken down.)

WYC To whiche he answeride, Whether ye ben the venieris of Baal, that ye fiyte for hym? he that is aduersarie of hym, die, bifor that the `liyt of the morew dai come; if he is God, venge he hym silf of hym that castide doun his auter.
  (To which he answered, Whether ye/you_all been the venieris of Baal, that ye/you_all fiyte for him? he that is aduersarie of him, die, before that the `liyt of the morew day come; if he is God, venge he himself of him that castide down his altar.)

LUT Joas aber sprach zu allen, die bei ihm stunden: Wollt ihr um Baal hadern? Wollt ihr ihm helfen? Wer um ihn hadert, der soll dieses Morgens sterben. Ist er GOtt, so rechte er um sich selbst, daß sein Altar zerbrochen ist.
  (Yoas but spoke to allen, the bei him stunden: Wollt her around/by/for Baal hadern? Wollt her him helfen? Who around/by/for him/it hadert, the should dieses Morgens dien. Ist he God, so rechte he around/by/for itself/yourself/themselves selbst, that his Altar zerbrochen is.)

CLV Quibus ille respondit: Numquid ultores estis Baal, ut pugnetis pro eo? qui adversarius est ejus, moriatur antequam lux crastina veniat: si deus est, vindicet se de eo, qui suffodit aram ejus.
  (Quibus ille respondit: Numquid ultores estis Baal, as pugnetis pro eo? who adversarius it_is eyus, moriatur antequam light crastina veniat: when/but_if deus it_is, vindicet se about eo, who suffodit aram eyus.)

BRN And Gedeon the son of Joas said to all the men who rose up against him, Do ye now plead for Baal, or will ye save him? whoever will plead for him, let him be slain this morning: if he be a god let him plead for himself, because one has thrown down his altar.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Γεδεὼν υἱὸς Ἰωὰς τοῖς ἀνδράσι πᾶσιν, οἳ ἐπανέστησαν αὐτῷ, μὴ ὑμεῖς νῦν δικάζεσθε ὑπὲρ τοῦ Βάαλ; ἢ ὑμεῖς σώσετε αὐτόν; ὃς ἐὰν δικάσηται αὐτῷ, θανατωθήτω ἕως πρωΐ· εἰ θεός ἐστι, δικαζέσθω αὐτῷ, ὅτι καθεῖλε τὸ θυσιαστήριον αὐτοῦ.
  (Kai eipe Gedeōn huios Yōas tois andrasi pasin, hoi epanestaʸsan autōi, maʸ humeis nun dikazesthe huper tou Baal? aʸ humeis sōsete auton? hos ean dikasaʸtai autōi, thanatōthaʸtō heōs prōi; ei theos esti, dikazesthō autōi, hoti katheile to thusiastaʸrion autou.)