Verse 12
Judges 9:12
Darby Translation
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Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֥וּ הָ/עֵצִ֖ים לַ/גָּ֑פֶן לְכִי אַ֖תְּ מלוכי מָלְכִ֥י עָלֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
And the trees said to the vine, "Come, reign over us."
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Chapter 9 Context
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And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to a...
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Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy...
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And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem all these words. A...
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And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with...
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And he came to his father's house, to Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy p...
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And all the citizens of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abi...
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And they told it to Jotham, and he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voi...
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The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us...
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And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God (Elohim)...
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And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us.
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But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over t...
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Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.
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And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God (Elohim) and man, and go to...
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Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.
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And the thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence i...
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Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and sincerely in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye h...
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for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
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but ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon o...
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if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in...
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but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the citizens of Shechem and the house of Mi...
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And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, because of Abimelech his brother.
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And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
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And God (Elohim) sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem; and the citizens...
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that the violence [done] to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon A...
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And the citizens of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed...
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And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the citizens of Shech...
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And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made re...
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And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is he...
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Oh! would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimele...
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And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, and his anger was kindled;
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and he sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren...
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and now, rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in ambush in the fields.
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And it shall be in the morning when the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and fall upon the city; an...
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And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush again...
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And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Then Abimelech...
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And Gaal saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the moun...
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And Gaal spoke again, and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and o...
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Then said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, thou that saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should s...
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And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.
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And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as the entran...
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And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah. And Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they might not dwell...
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And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
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And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in ambush in the field. And h...
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And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of th...
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And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that w...
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And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the ho...
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And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem had gathered together.
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Then Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took...
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And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them...
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And Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
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But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all t...
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And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the towe...
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and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.
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Then he called hastily to the young man that carried his armour, and said to him, Draw thy sword, an...
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And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went every man to his place.
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And God (Elohim) rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying hi...
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And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God (Elohim) render back upon their heads; and upon them...
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