Verse List for JDG 9:8

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Once the trees went about in order to appoint a king for themselves, So they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

OET-LV Indeed _(go) they _went the_trees to_anoint over_them a _king and_they _said to_tree reign[fn] over_us.

ULT Going, the trees went to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

UST One day the trees decided to choose one tree to be their king. First they told the olive tree, ‘We would like you to be our king.’

BSB & MSB One day the trees set out ⇔  to anoint a king for themselves. ⇔ They said to the olive tree, ⇔  ‘Reign over us.’

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE & WMBB The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

NET “The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’

LSV The trees have diligently gone to anoint a king over them, and they say to the olive, Reign over us.

FBV Once upon a time the trees were determined to anoint a king to rule over them. They said to the olive tree, ‘You shall be our king.’

T4T One day the trees decided to appoint a king to rule over all of them. So they said to the olive tree, ‘You be our king!’

LEB
• “The trees went certainly,
• to anoint a king over themselves.
• And they said to the olive tree,
• ‘Rule over us.’

BBE One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.

ASV The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.

DRA The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.

YLT 'The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.

Drby The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.

RV The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
(The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou/you over us.)

SLT The trees going forth went to anoint over them a king; and they will say to the olive, Reign thou over us.

Wbstr The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.

KJB-1769 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
(The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou/you over us.)

KJB-1611 The trees went foorth on a time to annoint a King ouer them, and they said vnto the Oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs.
(The trees went forth on a time to anoint a King over them, and they said unto the Olive tree, Reigne thou/you over us.)

Bshps The trees went foorth to annoynt a kyng ouer them, and sayde vnto the Olyue tree: Raigne thou ouer vs.
(The trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and said unto the Olyue tree: Raigne thou/you over us.)

Gnva The trees went foorth to anoynt a King ouer them, and sayde vnto the oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs.
(The trees went forth to anoint a King over them, and said unto the olive tree, Reigne thou/you over us.)

Cvdl The trees wente to anointe a kinde ouer them, and sayde vnto the Olyue tre: Be thou oure kynge.
(The trees went to anointe a kind over them, and said unto the Olyue tree: Be thou/you our king.)

Wycl Trees yeden to anoynte a kyng on hem; and tho seiden to the olyue tre, Comaunde thou to vs.
(Trees went to anoint a king on hem; and those said to the olive tree, Command thou/you to us.)

Luth Die Bäume gingen hin, daß sie einen König über sich salbeten, und sprachen zum Ölbaum: Sei unser König!
(The trees went there/therefore, that they/she/them a king above itself/yourself/themselves anointed, and said for_the olive_tree: Be our king!)

ClVg Ierunt ligna, ut ungerent super se regem: dixeruntque olivæ: Impera nobis.
(They_went wood, as they_would_anoint over himself the_king: and_they_said olives: Impera us.)

UHB הָל֤וֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָ⁠עֵצִ֔ים לִ⁠מְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֥וּ לַ⁠זַּ֖יִת מָלְכָ֥ה [fn] עָלֵֽי⁠נוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Πορευόμενα ἐπορεύθη τὰ ξύλα τοῦ χρίσαι ἐφʼ ἑαυτὰ βασιλέα, καὶ εἶπον τῇ ἐλαίᾳ, βασίλευσον ἐφʼ ἡμῶν.

BrTr The trees [fn]went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive, Reign over us.