New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:8-10

8OnceH1980the treesהָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086wentH1980forthH1980to anointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the oliveלַזַּ֖יִתla.Za.yitH2132treeH2132, ‘Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427overעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921us!’

9But the oliveהַזַּ֔יִתha.Za.yitH2132treeH2132saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, ‘Shall I leaveהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.tiH2308my fatnessדִּשְׁנִ֔יdish.NiH1880withwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and menH376are honoredיְכַבְּד֥וּye.kha.be.DuH3513,and goוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980to waveלָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128overעַל־'al-H5921the treesהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086?’

10Then the treesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the figלַתְּאֵנָ֑הla.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384, ‘You comeלְכִי־le.khi-H1980,reignמָלְכִ֥יma.le.KhiH4427overעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921us!’

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