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NASB					Judg 9:8 "Once¹⁹⁸⁰ the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ went¹⁹⁸⁰ forth¹⁹⁸⁰ to anoint⁴⁸⁸⁶ a king⁴⁴²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ them, and they said⁵⁵⁹ to the olive²¹³² tree²¹³², 'Reign^4427a over⁵⁹²¹ us!'
AMPLIFIED 2015					Judg 9:8 "¹Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'

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This riveting speech in which inanimate objects (trees, a vine, a bush) are personified is the first of only a few fables recorded in the Bible. It ends with a curse (v 20) which is fulfilled at the end of the chapter.

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559

amar (55c); a prim. root; to utter, say:--address(1), advised(1), answer(2), answered(50), answers(1), ask(2), asked(4), asking(1), Asserting(1), assigned(1), call(2), called(4), command(1), commanded(14), commanded to say(1), commands(3), consider(1), continued(2), decided(2), declare*(1), declared(2), declared*(1), declares(1), demonstrates(1), designate(1), desired(1), follows(2), gave an order(2), gave the order(2), gave orders(2), indeed say(1), informed(1), intend(2), intended(1), intending(1), meditate(1), mentioned(1), name(1), namely(2), news(1), ordered(6), plainly says(1), promised(6), proposing(2), really thought(1), repeated*(1), replied*(1), requested(1), resolved(3), responded*(7), said(2766), said*(2), say(601), saying(862), saying*(1), says(594), sent word(1), speak(29), speak to you saying(1), speaking(2), speaks(2), specifically say(1), specified(1), spoke(77), spoken(15), still say(1), suppose(1), tell(23), telling(2), tells(1), think(1), thinking(2), thought(17), told(25), utters(1), vaunt(1).

1980

halak (229d); a prim. root; to go, come, walk:--access(1), accompany*(2), act(5), acting(2), already gone(1), am(1), am about(1), attended*(1), became greater(3), become(1), becoming(1), becoming increasingly(1), blowing(1), brighter(2), bring(4), brought(5), came(13), came nearer(1), carry(2), come(82), come and let us go(1), coming(3), continually(1), continued(5), continues...along(1), continuing(1), continuing*(1), crawls(1), darting back(1), depart(14), departed(55), departs(1), desires(1), die(1), disappears(1), down(2), down*(1), enter(2), extended(2), flashed(1), fled(1), floated(1), flow(6), flowed(1), flowing(1), flows(1), follow(2), follow*(14), followed(2), followed*(21), following(1), following*(5), follows*(1), get(1), get away(2), get rid(1), go(426), go and walk(1), go at once(1), go my way(1), go to patrol(1), go back(1), go*(4), goes(22), goes to and fro(1), goes down(1), going(30), gone(39), grew(2), grew steadily(1), grew...continually(1), grow(1), growing*(1), indeed gone(1), involve(1), lead(2), leads(1), leave(1), leave*(3), led(14), left(2), live(1), living(1), march(4), marches(1), move(2), moved(8), moves(1), moving(1), once the went forth(1), parades(1), passes(1), passing(1), patrol(2), patrolled(2), pressed heavier(1), proceed(2), proceed*(1), proceeded(4), prowl(1), prowled(1), ran(3), resort(1), return*(1), robber(1), run(1), runs off(1), set(3), set*(1), spent(1), spread(1), sprout(1), stalks(1), steadily(2), steps(1), strut(1), surely go(2), swept(1), take(6), taking(2), throng(1), took(1), took for us to come(1), travel(3), traveled(1), travelers*(1), vagabond(1), vanished(1), walk(142), walked(84), walked around(1), walked back(1), walking(14), walking around(2), walks(31), walks around(1), wandered(2), wanderings(1), way(1), weak(1), went(309), went along continually(1), went on his way(1), went on continually(1), went they could go(1), went forth(1), went*(1).

2132

zayith (268b); of unc. der.; olive tree, olive:--groves(1), olive(10), olive grove(1), olive groves(5), olive tree(9), olive trees(6), Olives(3), olives(3).

4427a

malak (573d); denom. vb. from 4428; to be or become king or queen, to reign:--actually going to reign(1), appoint(1), appointed(1), became king(123), become a king(1), become king(1), become king(2), becomes king(1), being king(1), being king(1), king(21), made(9), made a king(1), made queen(1), made king(24), made king(2), made...king(2), make...king(1), make...king(3), making...king(1), put on the throne(1), queen(1), reign(39), reigned(96), reigning(1), reigns(8), rule(2), set(2), set up kings(1), surely be king(1).

4428

melek (572d); from an unused word; king:--King(253), king(1730), King's(6), king's(241), kingdom(1), Kings(41), kings(241), kings'(2), royal(5).

4886

mashach (602d); a prim. root; to smear, anoint:--anoint(21), anointed(42), anointing(1), oil(1), painting(1), spread(4).

5921

al (752c); from 5927; upon, above, over:--about(27), about*(1), above(43), above*(16), accordance(2), accordance*(1), according(40), according*(2), account(11), account*(2), across*(1), addition(4), addition*(1), afflicted(1), after(14), after*(1), against(536), against*(1), along(11), alongside*(1), although(1), among(7), around(11), attention*(1), because(82), because*(49), before(10), before*(19), behalf(18), behind*(2), beside(47), beside*(6), besides(5), besiege*(1), besieged*(13), besieging(1), besieging*(5), better than(1), between(1), beyond(3), beyond*(1), bordered*(1), care(1), carried(1), charge(31), charge*(1), command(1), committed(1), concerning(97), concerning*(5), confront(1), confront*(1), connection(1), conquer*(1), consider*(3), considered*(2), contrary(1), corresponding(2), corresponding*(1), crowns(1), defiance*(1), despite(1), due(1), duty(1), east*(7), encouragingly*(2), engaged(1), even(1), everywhere*(1), faces*(1), facing*(1), far(2), forsaking*(1), full*(1), fully*(1), have charge(1), inasmuch*(5), instead*(1), leave*(1), length*(1), more than(2), much(1), named*(1), near(4), next(9), next*(13), now*(1), obliging*(1), off(6), off*(5), opposed(1), opposite(1), opposite*(4), ornamented*(1), over(538), over*(6), overflowing*(1), overflows*(1), overlooks*(3), part(1), planned*(1), pleased*(1), pleases*(2), presence(2), pressed*(1), prompts*(1), reason(2), reason*(6), received(1), regard(3), regarding(1), respect(1), responsibility(1), ruthlessly*(1), sake(4), sake*(1), sakes(2), settled*(1), since*(1), so(1), so*(2), sorrow(1), spite(2), steward*(4), surround*(1), sworn*(1), task(1), than(1), than were over(1), theirs*(1), therefore*(139), thereon(1), through(3), throughout(3), together(3), too(3), top(1), top*(2), toward(20), toward*(5), under(12), until(1), upright*(2), upside*(1), urged*(1), view(1), way(1), when(1), where(1), where*(5), wherever*(2), while(1), why*(10), within(13), within*(1), wore(1).

6086

ets (781c); from an unused word; tree, trees, wood:--carpenters*(4), framework(1), gallows(9), handle(1), logs(1), shaft(3), stalks(1), stick(8), sticks(3), timber(19), timbers(5), tree(74), trees(71), wild*(1), wood(111), wooden(6).

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