Judges 9:11

“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I give up my sweetness and my good fruit and go to sway over the trees?’”

Judges 9:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 9:11, word by word

But the fig treeתְּאֵנָהteena

fig tree

The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.

Where else “teena” appears
said to themתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomer” appears
‘Should I give upחֳדַלְתִּיchodalti

cease, stop

Stop doing something, cease; leave off.

Where else “chodalti” appears
my sweetnessמָתְקִmatki

sweetness

Sweetness: the sweetness of a fruit.

Where else “matki” appears
and my goodטּוֹבָהtova

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tova” appears
fruitתְּנוּבָתִtenuvati

produce

Produce, what the field yields.

Where else “tenuvati” appears
and goהָלַכְתִּיhalachti

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halachti” appears
to swayנוּעַnua

stagger

To shake, tremble, totter.

Where else “nua” appears
the trees?’עֵצִיםetsim

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “etsim” appears

The context

10Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come, you, reign over us.’

11 · This verse (above)

12Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come, you, reign over us.’

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