Jotham’s Parable
Judges 9:8
In 11 translations
- BSB
- One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
- KJV
- The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
- WEB
- The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
- ASV
- The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.
- LSV
- The trees have diligently gone to anoint a king over them, and they say to the olive, Reign over us.
- YLT
- 'The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
- DBY
- The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.
- DRC
- The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.
- GNV
- The trees went foorth to anoynt a King ouer them, and sayde vnto the oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs.
- JPS
- The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.
- LXXE
- The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive, Reign over us.Gr. went going.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Leningrad Codex reads מָלְוכָ֥ה; read aloud (Qere) reads מָלְכָ֥ה (“reign”).
- Written (Ketiv): מְלוֹכָה. Read aloud (Qere): מָלְכָ֥ה (“reign”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- הָל֤וֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָעֵצִ֔ים לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַזַּ֖יִת מלוכה עָלֵֽינוּ׃Read aloud as (qere): מָלְכָ֥ה
- LXX-Br
- Πορευόμενα ἐπορεύθη τὰ ξύλα τοῦ χρίσαι ἐφʼ ἑαυτὰ βασιλέα, καὶ εἶπον τῇ ἐλαίᾳ, βασίλευσον ἐφʼ ἡμῶν.
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◆ Usurpation by Abimelech
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- Judges 8:22–23Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over…
- 2 Kings 14:9But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and…
- Ezekiel 17:3–10and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar. He plucked off its topmost…
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