Judges 9:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָאָטָד֮
ʼâṭâd
H329
thorn
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעֵצִים֒
ʻêts
H6086
tree
אִ֡ם
ʼim
H518
if
בֶּאֱמֶ֣ת
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
אַתֶּם֩
ʼattâh
H859
you
מֹשְׁחִ֨ים
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
אֹתִ֤י
ʼêth
H853
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לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֹּ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
חֲס֣וּ
châçâh
H2620
to seek refuge
בְצִלִּ֑י
tsêl
H6738
shadow
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
אַ֕יִן
ʼayin
H369
nothing
תֵּ֤צֵא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֵשׁ֙
ʼêsh
H784
fire
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָ֣אָטָ֔ד
ʼâṭâd
H329
thorn
וְתֹאכַ֖ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַרְזֵ֥י
ʼerez
H730
cedar
הַלְּבָנֽוֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
H3844
Lebanon
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World English Bible Public Domain
The bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the thornbush said to the trees, ‘If in truth you are anointing me as king over you, come, shelter in my shade. But if not, may fire go forth from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’
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