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BAAL-BERITH

Pagan god worshiped in central Canaan around the city of Shechem (Jgs 9:1-4, 44-46 OET JDG 9:1–4 · OET JDG 9:44–46). Baal-berith (“lord of the covenant”) was probably a local form of Baal, the leading Canaanite fertility god. During the period of the judges, the people of Israel turned from the Lord to worship the idols Baal and Baal-berith (Jgs 8:33). See Canaanite Deities and Religion.

Show passage in OET: JDG 9:1–4; JDG 9:44–46

OET-RV JDG 9:1

9 Now Gid’on’s son Avimelek went to Shekem to his mother’s brothers and spoke to those uncles and to all the extended family of his mother’s father, saying,

OET-RV JDG 9:2

2 “Please ask around all the citizens of Shekem: ‘What is better for you: Gid’on’s seventy sons ruling over you, or having a single man in charge?’ Remember that I’m your flesh and bone.”

OET-RV JDG 9:3

3 So his uncles working on his behalf, passed that onto all the citizens of Shekem, and they became convinced in Avimelek, because they said, “He’s our brother.”

OET-RV JDG 9:4

4 Then they gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Ba’al -Berit, and Avimelek used them to entice some rough lay-abouts to work for him.

OET-RV JDG 9:44

44 Avimelek and the units that were with him had spread out and they stood at the entrance of the city gate, and two units spread out against everyone who was in the field and killed them.

OET-RV JDG 9:45

45 Avimelek spent that whole day attacking Shekem. He captured the city and they killed the people who were in it. Then he tore it down, and scattered salt on the land.

OET-RV JDG 9:46

46 When all the lords of the tower of Shekem heard, they went into the citadel of the temple for El-Berit,

OET-LV JDG 9:1

9 And_ ʼAⱱīmelek the _son _of Jerub-Baˊal _he/it _went to_Shəkem to the _brothers _of his/its_mother and_he/it _spoke to_them and_near/to all _of the _clan _of the _house _of the _father _of his/its_mother to_say.

OET-LV JDG 9:2

2 Speak please in_the _ears _of all _of the _citizens _of Shəkem what is_good to/for_you(pl) to_rule over_you(pl) seventy man all _of the _sons _of Jerub-Baˊal or to _rule over_you(pl) a _man one and_you(pl)_will _remember if/because _that bone _of_am_your(pl) and_flesh _of_your(pl) I.

OET-LV JDG 9:3

3 And_ the _brothers _of his/its_mother _they _spoke on/upon/above_him/it in_the _ears _of all _of the _citizens _of Shəkem DOM all _of the_words/messages the_these and_ heart _of_their _it _turned _aside after ʼAⱱīmelek if/because they _said brother _of_is_our he.

OET-LV JDG 9:4

4 And_they _gave to_him/it seventy silver from_the _house _of of _Baˊal- Berith and_he _hired (is)_in_them ʼAⱱīmelek men worthless and_undisciplined and_they _went after_him.

OET-LV JDG 9:44

44 And_ʼAⱱīmelek and_the_companies which with_him/it they _made _a _raid and_they _stood the _entrance _of the _gate _of the_city and_the _two _of the_companies they _made _a _raid on all _of those_who in _the_field and_they_attacked _them.

OET-LV JDG 9:45

45 And_ʼAⱱīmelek was_fighting against_city all _of the_day (the)_that and_he _captured DOM the_city and_DOM the_people which was_in_it he _killed and_he _pulled _down DOM the_city and_he_sowed _it salt.

OET-LV JDG 9:46

46 And_ all _of the _citizens _of the _tower _of Shəkem _they _heard and_they _came into the _underground _chamber _of the _house _of ʼĒl- Berith.

Show passage in OET: JDG 8:33

OET-RV JDG 8:33

33 However after Gid’on had died, the Israelis turned away again from Yahweh and prostituted themselves to the Baals—making Ba’al-Berit for themselves as a god.

OET-LV JDG 8:33

33 And_he/it _was when_just _as Gidˊōn he _had _died and_ the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _turned _back and_they _acted _as _prostitutes after the_Baˊal and_they _made to/for_them Baˊal- Berith into_god.

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