Judges

Judges 9:14–15

¹⁴Finally all the trees said to the thornbush,

‘Come and reign over us.’

¹⁵But the thornbush replied,

‘If you really are anointing me as king over you,

come and find refuge in my shade.

But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush

and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

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Judges 9:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Finally all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the trees	הָעֵצִ֖ים	hā·‘ê·ṣîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
said	וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the thornbush	הָאָטָ֑ד	hā·’ā·ṭāḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H329 bramble, buck-thorn
Come	לֵ֥ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and reign	מְלָךְ־	mə·lāḵ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over us	עָלֵֽינוּ׃	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

Judges 9:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the thornbush	הָאָטָד֮	hā·’ā·ṭāḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H329 bramble, buck-thorn
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִ֡ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
you	אַתֶּם֩	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
really	בֶּאֱמֶ֣ת	be·’ĕ·meṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
are anointing me	מֹשְׁחִ֨ים	mō·šə·ḥîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4886 smear, anoint
as king	לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over you	עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
come	בֹּ֖אוּ	bō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and find refuge	חֲס֣וּ	ḥă·sū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2620 seek refuge
in my shade	בְצִלִּ֑י	ḇə·ṣil·lî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6738 shadow
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
not	אַ֕יִן	’a·yin	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
may fire	אֵשׁ֙	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
come out	תֵּ֤צֵא	tê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the thornbush	הָ֣אָטָ֔ד	hā·’ā·ṭāḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H329 bramble, buck-thorn
and consume	וְתֹאכַ֖ל	wə·ṯō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the cedars	אַרְזֵ֥י	’ar·zê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H730 cedar
of Lebanon	הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon

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Judges 9:14 2 Kings 14:9

Judges 9:15 Isaiah 30:2 · Hosea 14:7 · Judges 9:20 · Isaiah 2:13 · Numbers 21:28 · Daniel 4:12 · Isaiah 37:24 · Ezekiel 19:14 · 2 Kings 14:9 · Ezekiel 31:3 · Psalm 104:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.