Judges 9:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Judges 9:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Judges 9:811 words

HebrewMeaning

הָל֤וֹךְhālwōkə

alongverbH1980

apace · behave · come · continually ···

הָֽלְכוּ֙hāləkw

alongverbH1980

apace · behave · come · continually ···

הָ/עֵצִ֔יםhāʿēṣiym

gallowsparticleH6086

carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···

לִ/מְשֹׁ֥חַliməšōḥa

anointpronH4886

paint

עֲלֵי/הֶ֖םʿălēyhem

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

מֶ֑לֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

וַ/יֹּאמְר֥וּwayōʾmərw

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לַ/זַּ֖יִתlazayit

olive (treepronH2132

-yard) · Olivet

מלוכ/הmlwkh

consultverbH4427

indeed · be (make · set a · set up) king ···

מָלְכָ֥/הmāləkāh

consultverbH4427

indeed · be (make · set a · set up) king ···

עָלֵֽי/נוּʿālēynw

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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