Judges 9:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, 'Come and be our king.'

New Living Translation
“Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said, ‘Come, you be our king!’

English Standard Version
Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’

Berean Study Bible
Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’

New American Standard Bible
Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You, come, reign over us!’

NASB 1995
"Finally all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come, reign over us!'

NASB 1977
“Finally all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come, reign over us!’

Amplified Bible
Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’

Christian Standard Bible
Finally, all the trees said to the bramble, “Come and reign over us.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Finally, all the trees said to the bramble," Come and reign over us."

Contemporary English Version
Finally, they went to the thornbush and asked, "Will you be our king?"

Good News Translation
So then all the trees said to the thorn bush, 'You come and be our king.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then all the trees said to the thornbush, 'You come and be our king!'

International Standard Version
"So all the trees told the bramble bush, 'Hey you! Come and reign over us!'

NET Bible
"So all the trees said to the thornbush, 'You come and be our king!'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

New King James Version
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us!’

King James 2000 Bible
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.

New Heart English Bible
"Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come, and reign over us.'

World English Bible
"Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come and reign over us.'

American King James Version
Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.

American Standard Version
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

A Faithful Version
Then all the trees said to the bramblebush, 'You come and reign over us. '

Darby Bible Translation
Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.

English Revised Version
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then said all the trees vnto the bramble, Come thou, and reigne ouer vs.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then said all the trees vnto the bryer: Come thou and raigne ouer vs.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The sayde all the trees vnto the thorne busshe: Come thou, and be kynge ouer vs.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all the trees say to the bramble, Come, reign over us.

Young's Literal Translation
And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the trees will say to the buckthorn. Come thou, reign over us.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all the trees said to a bramble: “You reign over us!”

Lamsa Bible
Then all the trees said to the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then said all the trees unto the bramble: Come thou, and reign over us.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then all the trees said to the bramble, Come thou and reign over us.
















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