Verse 13
Judges 9:13
GOD'S WORD Translation
13
“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God (Elohim) and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֹּ֤אמֶר לָ/הֶם֙ הַ/גֶּ֔פֶן הֶ/חֳדַ֨לְתִּי֙ אֶת תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔/י הַֽ/מְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַ/אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְ/הָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָ/נ֖וּעַ עַל הָ/עֵצִֽים
English Translation
And the vine said to them, "I have ceased to give my wine, which cheers God and men, and I shall go to sway over the trees."
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them, and wi...
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“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jeru...
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His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hear...
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They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired v...
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He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being sevent...
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All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made...
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When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice,...
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The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
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9
“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God (Elohim...
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10
“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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11
“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back...
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12
“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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13
“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God (Elohim) and man, and go to wa...
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“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge...
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16
“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and i...
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(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
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and you have risen up against my father’s house today, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on...
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if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice i...
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but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo;...
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Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
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Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
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Then God (Elohim) sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shech...
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that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be la...
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The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came...
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Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put th...
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They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, held festival, and went in...
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Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he...
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I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “I...
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When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned.
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He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers hav...
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Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
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It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the cit...
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Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Sheche...
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Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up,...
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When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mou...
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Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one compan...
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Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should s...
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Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gat...
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Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in...
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42
On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
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He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked...
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Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate...
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Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people in it. H...
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When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house...
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Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
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Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax...
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All the people likewise each cut down his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of...
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Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
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But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and...
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Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn i...
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53
A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
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54
Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword, and kil...
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55
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
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Thus God (Elohim) repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his sev...
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and God (Elohim) repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jo...
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