Judges 9:14-15

9:14 “So all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘You come and be our king!’ ¹  9:15 The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to choose ²  me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! ³  Otherwise ⁴  may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

[9:14]  ¹ tn Or “and rule over us!”

[9:15]  ² tn Heb “are about to anoint [with oil].”

[9:15]  ³ tn Heb “in my shade.”

[9:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “If not.”