KJV King James Version
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
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Judges 9:9
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
WEB World English Bible
“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
ASV American Standard Version
But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?
Surrounding context — Judges 9
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
7 And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
8 The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלָהֶם֙H9038 · hemthemהַזַּ֔יִתH2132 · za.yit(Mount of) Olivesהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙H2308 · cha.dalto ceaseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דִּשְׁנִ֔יH1880 · de.shenashesאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבִּ֛יH9030 · nimeיְכַבְּד֥וּH3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוַאֲנָשִׁ֑יםH582 · e.noshhumanוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלָנ֖וּעַH5128 · nu.ato shakeעַל־H5921 · aluponהָעֵצִֽים׃H6086 · etstree: wood
Cross-references
1 John 2:20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.Exodus 35:14The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,Job 1:7And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.Psalm 104:15And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man’s heart.1 Kings 19:15-16And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael [to be] king over Syria:Psalm 89:20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:Exodus 29:7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour [it] upon his head, and anoint him.Leviticus 2:1And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be [of] fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:Acts 4:27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,Job 2:2And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.Exodus 29:2And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: [of] wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
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