Judges 9:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But the fig treeהַתְּאֵנָ֔ה
(hat·te·'e·nah,)
8384: fig treeof uncertain derivation
saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, 'Shall I leaveהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙
(he·cho·dal·ti)
2308: to ceasea prim. root
my sweetnessמָתְקִ֔י
(ma·te·ki,)
4987: sweetnessfrom mathoq
and my goodהַטֹּובָ֑ה
(hat·to·v·vah;)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
fruit,תְּנוּבָתִ֖י
(te·nu·va·ti)
8570: fruit, producefrom nub
and goוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י
(ve·ha·lach·ti,)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to waveלָנ֖וּעַ
(la·nu·a')
5128: to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, tottera prim. root
overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the trees?'הָעֵצִֽים׃
(ha·'e·tzim.)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
But the fig tree
t'en  (teh-ane')
the fig (tree or fruit) -- fig (tree).
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Should I forsake
chadal  (khaw-dal')
to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
my sweetness
motheq  (mo'-thek)
sweetness -- sweetness.
and my good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
fruit
tnuwbah  (ten-oo-baw')
produce -- fruit, increase.
and go
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
to be promoted
nuwa`  (noo'-ah)
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
over the trees
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?'

King James Bible
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the fig tree said to them," Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, and rule over trees?"

International Standard Version
But the fig tree asked them, 'Should I leave my sweet, good fruit and go take dominion over trees?'

NET Bible
But the fig tree said to them, 'I am not going to stop producing my sweet figs, my excellent fruit, just to sway above the other trees!'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the fig tree responded, 'Should I stop producing my good, sweet fruit in order to rule the trees?'

King James 2000 Bible
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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