Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.” Young's Literal Translation And the men of the city say unto Joash, ‘Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which [is] by it.’ King James Bible Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that [was] by it. Hebrew Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement said וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Joash, יוֹאָ֔שׁ (yō·w·’āš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3101: Joash “Bring out הוֹצֵ֥א (hō·w·ṣê) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim your son. בִּנְךָ֖ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son He must die, וְיָמֹ֑ת (wə·yā·mōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill because כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he has torn down נָתַץ֙ (nā·ṯaṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down Baal’s הַבַּ֔עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god altar מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4196: An altar and cut down כָרַ֖ת (ḵā·raṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the Asherah pole הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה (hā·’ă·šê·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same beside it.” עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against |