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Judges 9:7-15

7AndtheytoldH5046ittoJothamלְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.TamH3147,andhewentandstoodH5975onthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofmountGerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקוֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,andcried,andsaidH559tothem, Hearkentome, yecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,thatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430mayhearkentoyou.

8ThetreesH6086oncewentH1980forthtoanointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthem;andtheysaidH559totheolive-tree,Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427overus.

9Andtheolive-treesaidH559tothem,ShouldIleavemyfatnessדִּשְׁנִ֔יdish.NiH1880, wherewithbymetheyhonourGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveoverthetreesH6086?

10AndthetreesH6086saidH559tothefig-tree, Come thou,reignמָלְכִ֥יma.le.KhiH4427overus.

11Butthefig-treesaidH559tothem,ShouldIleavemysweetness,andmygoodהַטּוֹבָ֑הha.to.VahH2896fruitתְּנוּבָתִ֖יte.nu.va.TiH8570,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveoverthetreesH6086?

12ThensaidH559thetreesH6086tothevineלַגָּ֑פֶןla.Ga.fenH1612, Come thou,reignמָלְכִ֥יma.lo.khiH4427overus.

13Andthevineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612saidH559tothem,ShouldIleavemynewתִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔יti.ro.ShiH8492wineH8492,whichcheersGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveoverthetreesH6086?

14ThensaidH559allthetreesH6086tothethorn-bush, Come thou,reignמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427overus.

15Andthethorn-bushsaidH559tothetreesH6086,Ifintruthבֶּאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571yeanointH4886mekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overyou,comeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935,putconfidenceinmyshadowH6738;butifnot,fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784shallcomeH935outofthethorn-bushanddevourH398thecedarsאַרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

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