Judges 9:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.”
מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
עַל
over/ them
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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מָלַךְ
reign/ !
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מָלַךְ
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
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הָלַךְ
certainly to go
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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