Judges 9:8

NETBible

“The trees were determined to go out 1  and choose a king for themselves. 2  They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’ 3 

NIV ©

One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’

NASB ©

"Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’

NLT ©

Once upon a time the trees decided to elect a king. First they said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’

MSG ©

The trees set out one day to anoint a king for themselves. They said to Olive Tree, "Rule over us."

BBE ©

One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.

NRSV ©

The trees once went out to anoint a king over themselves. So they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

NKJV ©

"The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’

KJV
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[on a time] to anoint
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a king
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over them; and they said
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unto the olive tree
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Reign
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thou over us.
NASB ©
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NET [draft] ITL
“The trees
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were determined to go out
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and choose
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a king
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for themselves. They said
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to the olive tree
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, ‘Be our king
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!’
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NETBible

“The trees were determined to go out 1  and choose a king for themselves. 2  They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’ 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “Going they went, the trees.” The precise emphatic force of the infinitive absolute (“Going”) is not entirely clear. Perhaps here it indicates determination, as in Gen 31:30, where one might translate, “You have insisted on going away.”

2 tn Heb “to anoint [with oil] over them a king.”

3 tn Or “Rule over us!”