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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Judges 9:8 Parallel: The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/judges/9-8.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/judges/9-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/judges/9-8.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Judges 9:8</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../judges/9-7.htm" title="Judges 9:7">◄</a> Judges 9:8 <a href="../judges/9-9.htm" title="Judges 9:9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king. First they said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/9.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Once the trees went to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The trees decided to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, “Reign over us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, "Reign over us." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Once the trees searched for someone to be king; they asked the olive tree, "Will you be our king?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Once upon a time the trees went out to choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The trees went to anoint someone to be king over them. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Once upon a time the trees went out to consecrate a king for themselves. "So they told the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!'</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The trees went forth <i>on a time</i> to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/judges/9.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />The trees went forth once to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign you over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign you over us.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/judges/9.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/judges/9.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />The trees went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us. '<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/judges/9.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/judges/9.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />The trees went foorth to anoynt a King ouer them, and sayde vnto the oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/judges/9.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />The trees went foorth to annoynt a kyng ouer them, and sayde vnto the Olyue tree: Raigne thou ouer vs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/judges/9.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />The trees wente to anointe a kinde ouer them, and sayde vnto the Olyue tre: Be thou oure kynge.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The trees have diligently gone to anoint a king over them, and they say to the olive, Reign over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The trees going forth went to anoint over them a king; and they will say to the olive, Reign thou over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The trees went to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The trees were going and went that they would anoint a King over them, saying to the olive tree: ‘Reign over us’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Once upon a time the trees went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive, Reign over us.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/judges/9.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘ê·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">One day the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lō·wḵ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="4886: lim·šō·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To smear, anoint. A primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. To anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint.">to anoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">a king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for themselves.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">They said</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132: laz·za·yiṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Olive tree, olive. Probably from an unused root; an olive, the tree, the branch or the berry.">to the olive tree,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mə·lō·ḵå̄h (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">‘Reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over us.’</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/judges/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086. ets (ates) -- tree, trees, wood">‘The trees</a><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk"> have diligently gone</a><a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="4886. mashach (maw-shakh') -- to smear, anoint"> to anoint</a><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over"> over</a><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king"> them a king</a><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">, and they say</a><a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132. zayith (zay'-yith) -- olive tree, olive"> to the olive</a><a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427. malak (maw-lak') -- consult">, Reign</a><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over"> thou over us.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/judges/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="עֵץ ncmpa 6086"> trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqp3cp 1980"> set out</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="משׁח vqc 4886"> anoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> a king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> over</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> themselves</a>. <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3mp 559">They said</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="זַיִת ncmsa 2132"> olive tree</a>, “ <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="מלך_1 vqvms 4427">Reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> over</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> us</a>.”</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/judges/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk">"Once</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086. ets (ates) -- tree, trees, wood">the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk">forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="4886. mashach (maw-shakh') -- to smear, anoint">to anoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king">a king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">them, and they said</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132. zayith (zay'-yith) -- olive tree, olive">to the olive</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132. zayith (zay'-yith) -- olive tree, olive">tree,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427a.htm" title="4427a">'Reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over">over</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">us!'</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/judges/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086. ets (ates) -- tree, trees, wood">The trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk">went forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="4886. mashach (maw-shakh') -- to smear, anoint">{08676;01980:08800} [on a time] to anoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king">a king</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">over them; and they said</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132. zayith (zay'-yith) -- olive tree, olive">unto the olive tree,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427. malak (maw-lak') -- consult">Reign</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">thou over us.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../judges/9-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Judges 9:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Judges 9:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../judges/9-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Judges 9:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Judges 9:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>