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And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? (KJV)
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וַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merand it said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 1
הַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenthe vine
Lemma: גֶּ֫פֶן (ge.phen) · Strong's: H1612
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: vine
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:10, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 6:4, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1612; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 2
הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.ti¿ will I cease
Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to cease
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 4
תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔יti.ro.Shinew wine my
Lemma: תִּירוֹשׁ (ti.rosh) · Strong's: H8492
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: new wine
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:37, Numbers 18:12, Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8492; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 5
הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַham.sa.Me.achwhich makes glad
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 6
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Himgods
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 7
וַאֲנָשִׁ֑יםva.'a.na.Shimand men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 8
וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.Tiand will I go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 9
לָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'to sway
Lemma: נוּעַ (nu.a) · Strong's: H5128
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to shake
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 20:18, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 10
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 11
הָעֵצִֽים\׃ha.'e.Tzimthe trees
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Judges 9:13 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But the grapevine | → | גֶּ֫פֶן H1612 vine |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Should I stop giving | → | חָדַל H2308 to cease |
| my wine | → | תִּירוֹשׁ H8492 new wine |
| that cheers | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
| [both] God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430J God |
| and man | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| to hold | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| sway | → | נוּעַ H5128 to shake |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the trees | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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