And when the men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
of the city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
arose early
shakam (shaw-kam')
to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
in the morning
boqer (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
behold the altar
mizbeach (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
of Baal
Ba`al (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
was cast down
nathats (naw-thats')
to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
and the grove
'asherah (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
was cut down
karath (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
that was by it and the second
sheniy (shay-nee')
double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again -- again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).
bullock
par (par)
a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof) -- (young) bull(-ock), calf, ox.
was offered
`alah (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
upon the altar
mizbeach (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
that was built
banah (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
