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Judges 9:10

Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
Judges 9:10
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ הָעֵצִ֖ים לַתְּאֵנָ֑ה לְכִי־אַ֖תְּ מָלְכִ֥י עָלֵֽינוּ׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.Tzim“the trees”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  3. לַתְּאֵנָ֑הla.te.'e.Nah“to the fig tree”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּאֵנָה · “fig” · Strong's H8384
  4. לְכִי־le.khi-“come”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “come[hortative]” · Strong's H1980K
  5. אַ֖תְּ'at“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
  6. מָלְכִ֥יma.le.Khi“reign”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  7. עָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nu“over us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)