Judges Chapter 9 verse 11 Holy Bible
But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
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But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?
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But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to sway over the trees?'
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But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
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But the fig-tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
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But the fig tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?
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And the fig saith to them, Have I ceased from my sweetness, and my good increase, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut the fig treeהַתְּאֵנָ֔ה (hat·tə·’ê·nāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 8384: Of foreign derivation, the figreplied,וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Should I stop givingהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ (he·ḥo·ḏal·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idlemy sweetnessמָתְקִ֔י (mā·ṯə·qî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 4987: Sweetnessand my goodהַטּוֹבָ֑ה (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodfruit,תְּנוּבָתִ֖י (tə·nū·ḇā·ṯî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 8570: Fruit, produceto holdוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י (wə·hā·laḵ·tî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkswayלָנ֖וּעַ (lā·nū·a‘)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totteroverעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe trees?’הָעֵצִֽים׃ (hā·‘ê·ṣîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, woodJump to PreviousCeased Hold Increase Leave Promoted Stagger Sway Sweet Sweetness Taste Tree Trees Wave Waving
