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Then the treesהָעֵצִיםsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּto the vine,לַגָּפֶן‘Come,לְכִיyou,אַתְּreignמָלְכִיover us.’עָלֵינוּ
Judges 9:12
Study it in the app“Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come, you, reign over us.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 9:12, word by word
- Then the treesעֵצִיםetsim
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- to the vineגָּפֶןgafen
vine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gafen” appears- ‘Comeלְכִיlechi
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechi” appears- reignמָלְכִיmalchi
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malchi” appears
The context
11But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I give up my sweetness and my good fruit and go to sway over the trees?’
12 · This verse (above)
13But the vine said to them, ‘Should I give up my new wine, which cheers Elohim and men, and go to sway over the trees?’