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Judges 9:10-12
New International Version
Judges 9:10-12
New International Version
10 “Next, the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and be our king.’
11 “But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’
12 “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come and be our king.’
Judges 9:10-12
English Standard Version
Judges 9:10-12
English Standard Version
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 11 But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?’ 12 And the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’
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Judges 9:10-12
New American Standard Bible
Judges 9:10-12
New American Standard Bible
10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You, come, reign over us!’ 11 But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I give up my sweetness and my good [a]fruit, and go to wave over the trees?’ 12 Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You, come, reign over us!’
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