Judges 9:8 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
Webster's Bible (WBT)
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.
World English Bible (WEB)
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
| The trees | הָל֤וֹךְ | hālôk | ha-LOKE |
| went forth | הָֽלְכוּ֙ | hālĕkû | ha-leh-HOO |
| הָֽעֵצִ֔ים | hāʿēṣîm | ha-ay-TSEEM | |
| anoint to time a on | לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ | limšōaḥ | leem-SHOH-ak |
| a king | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʿălêhem | uh-lay-HEM |
| over | מֶ֑לֶךְ | melek | MEH-lek |
| them; and they said | וַיֹּֽאמְר֥וּ | wayyōʾmĕrû | va-yoh-meh-ROO |
| tree, olive the unto | לַזַּ֖יִת | lazzayit | la-ZA-yeet |
| Reign | מָלְוֹכָ֥ה | molwōkâ | moh-l-oh-HA |
| thou over | עָלֵֽינוּ׃ | ʿālênû | ah-LAY-noo |