Judges
Judges 9:11
11But the fig tree replied,
‘Should I stop giving my sweetness
and my good fruit,
to hold sway over the trees?’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the fig tree | הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה | hat·tə·’ê·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8384 fig |
| replied | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Should I stop giving | הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ | he·ḥo·ḏal·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2308 cease |
| my sweetness | מָתְקִ֔י | mā·ṯə·qî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4987 sweetness |
| and my good | הַטּוֹבָ֑ה | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| fruit | תְּנוּבָתִ֖י | tə·nū·ḇā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8570 fruit, produce |
| to hold | וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י | wə·hā·laḵ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| sway | לָנ֖וּעַ | lā·nū·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the trees | הָעֵצִֽים׃ | hā·‘ê·ṣîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.