Judges 9:10

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{ "verseID": "Judges.9.10", "source": "וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֵצִים לַתְּאֵנָה לְכִי־אַתְּ מָלְכִי עָלֵינוּ", "text": "*wa-yōʾmərû* *hā-ʿēṣîm* *la-ttəʾēnāh* *ləkî*-*ʾatt* *molkî* *ʿālênû*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmərû*": "Qal imperfect 3mp with waw consecutive - and they said", "*hā-ʿēṣîm*": "article with noun, masculine plural - the trees", "*la-ttəʾēnāh*": "preposition with article and noun, feminine singular - to the fig tree", "*ləkî*": "Qal imperative, feminine singular - come/go", "*ʾatt*": "2fs personal pronoun - you", "*molkî*": "Qal imperative, feminine singular - rule", "*ʿālênû*": "preposition with 1cp suffix - over us" }, "variants": { "*ləkî*-*ʾatt*": "you come/come, you" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֵצִים לַתְּאֵנָה לְכִי־אַתְּ מָלְכִי עָלֵינוּ

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmərû hā-ʿēṣîm la-ttəʾēnāh ləkî-ʾatt molkî ʿālênû

Grammar Details

• *wa-yōʾmərû*: Qal imperfect 3mp with waw consecutive - and they said
• *hā-ʿēṣîm*: article with noun, masculine plural - the trees
• *la-ttəʾēnāh*: preposition with article and noun, feminine singular - to the fig tree
• *ləkî*: Qal imperative, feminine singular - come/go
• *ʾatt*: 2fs personal pronoun - you
• *molkî*: Qal imperative, feminine singular - rule
• *ʿālênû*: preposition with 1cp suffix - over us

Word Meanings

• *ləkî*-*ʾatt*: you come/come, you

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and reign over us.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the trees said to the fig tree, You come and reign over us.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the trees vnto the fygge tre: Come thou and be kynge ouer vs.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the trees sayde to the fig tree, Come thou, and be King ouer vs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the trees sayd to the figge tree: Come thou, and be kyng ouer vs.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the trees say to the fig, Come thou, reign over us.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "The trees said to the fig tree, 'Come and reign over us.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “So the trees said to the fig tree,‘You come and be our king!’