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OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said to/for_them the_fig_tree the_leave DOM sweetness_my and_DOM fruit_my the_good and_go to_sway over the_trees.
OET (OET-RV) But the fig tree answered them, ‘Have I stopped producing my sweetness and my good fruit, that I should go to sway above the other trees?’
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
(Occurrence 0) the fig tree said to them
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said to/for=them the,fig_tree the,leave DOM sweetness,my and=DOM fruit,my the,good and,go to,sway on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,trees )
Jotham continues describing the trees as doing things that humans do.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Should I give up my sweetness … over the other trees?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said to/for=them the,fig_tree the,leave DOM sweetness,my and=DOM fruit,my the,good and,go to,sway on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,trees )
The fig tree is asking this question to refuse to be king. This question can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: “I will not give up my sweetness … over the other trees.”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
(Occurrence 0) my sweetness and my good fruit
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said to/for=them the,fig_tree the,leave DOM sweetness,my and=DOM fruit,my the,good and,go to,sway on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,trees )
The word “sweetness” is an abstract noun. It can be stated as an adjective that describes the fruit that grows on the tree. Alternate translation: “my good sweet fruit”
9:1-57 The reign of Abimelech was the turning point between the comparative rest of the early period of judges (3:7–8:35) and the decline of the later years (10:1–16:31).
OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said to/for_them the_fig_tree the_leave DOM sweetness_my and_DOM fruit_my the_good and_go to_sway over the_trees.
OET (OET-RV) But the fig tree answered them, ‘Have I stopped producing my sweetness and my good fruit, that I should go to sway above the other trees?’
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.