Judges
Judges 9:13
13But the grapevine replied,
‘Should I stop giving my wine
that cheers both God and man,
to hold sway over the trees?’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the grapevine | הַגֶּ֔פֶן | hag·ge·p̄en | Article; Noun - common singular | H1612 vine |
| 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 wine | תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔י | tî·rō·wō·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8492 must, fresh or new wine |
| that cheers | הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ | ham·śam·mê·aḥ | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and man | וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים | wa·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 104:15 · Ecclesiastes 10:19 · Numbers 15:10 · Numbers 15:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.