Judges 6:32

That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, ¹  because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.”

biblegateway Jdg 6:32

So that day they called Gideon "Jerub-Baal," saying, "Let Baal contend with him," because he broke down Baal’s altar.

biblegateway Jdg 6:32

Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he had torn down his altar.

biblegateway Jdg 6:32

From then on Gideon was called Jerubbaal, which means "Let Baal defend himself," because he knocked down Baal’s altar.

biblegateway Jdg 6:32

They nicknamed Gideon that day Jerub-Baal because after he had torn down the Baal altar, he had said, "Let Baal fight his own battles."

SABDAweb Jdg 6:32

So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.

bibleoremus Jdg 6:32

Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he pulled down his altar.

biblegateway Jdg 6:32

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, "Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar."

biblegateway Jdg 6:32

That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, ¹  because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.”

¹ tn Heb “He called him on that day Jerub-Baal.” The name means, at least by popular etymology, “Let Baal fight!”