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Hebrew Texts הָלֹ֤וךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָעֵצִ֔ים לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַזַּ֖יִת [מְלֹוכָה כ] (מָלְכָ֥ה ק) עָלֵֽינוּ׃ KJV with Strong's The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them and they said unto the olive tree Reign thou over us שופטים 9:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex הָלֹ֤וךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָעֵצִ֔ים לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַזַּ֖יִת [מְלֹוכָה כ] (מָלְכָ֥ה ק) עָלֵֽינוּ׃ שופטים 9:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) שופטים 9:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) שופטים 9:8 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!' King James Bible The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. Holman Christian Standard Bible The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, "Reign over us." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the trees. This is the most ancient fable or apologue extant; and is extremely beautiful, apposite, and intelligible. 2 Kings 14:9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying… Ezekiel 17:3 And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, … Daniel 4:10 Thus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree … olive tree. The zayith or olive tree, in the Linnean system, is a genus of the diandra monogynia class of plants. It is of a moderate height, and grows best in sunny places. Its trunk is knotty; bark smooth, of an ash colour: wood solid and yellowish; leaves oblong, almost like those of the willow, of a dark green colour on the upper side, and whitish below. In June it puts forth white flowers, growing in bunches, each of one piece, widening towards the top, and dividing into four parts. After this succeeds the fruit, which is oblong and plump; first green, then pale, and when quite ripe, black. Within it is enclosed a hard stone, filled with oblong seeds. It was the most useful of all trees in the forest; as the bramble was the meanest and most worthless. reign Judges 8:22,23 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, … Links Judges 9:8 • Judges 9:8 NIV • Judges 9:8 NLT • Judges 9:8 ESV • Judges 9:8 NASB • Judges 9:8 KJV • Judges 9:8 Bible Apps • Judges 9:8 Biblia Paralela • Judges 9:8 Chinese Bible • Judges 9:8 French Bible • Judges 9:8 German Bible • Bible Hub |
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