JUDGES 9:13

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?”

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Judges 9:13 Translation & Meaning

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And the vine הַגֶּ֔פֶן A vine (as twining), especially the grape vine
said וַתֹּ֤אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto them, Should I leave הֶֽחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ Properly, to be flabby, i.e., (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle Should leave
my wine, תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔י Must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine wine
which cheereth הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ Probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome cheereth
God אֱלֹהִ֖ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
and man, וַֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) man
and go וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) go
to be promoted לָנ֖וּעַ To waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) promoted
over עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications over
the trees? הָֽעֵצִֽים׃ A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) trees

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  • 11  But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

  • 12  Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

  • 13  And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

  • 14  Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

  • 15  And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.




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