Judges 9:10–11
10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come, reign over us!’
11 “But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good 1fruit, and go to wave over the trees?’
Judges 9:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
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?’
Judges 9:10–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)
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?’
Judges 9:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 “Then they said to the fig tree,
‘You be our king!’
11 But the fig tree also refused, saying,
‘Should I quit producing my sweet fruit
just to wave back and forth over the trees?’
Judges 9:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree,
‘You come and reign over us!’
11 But the fig tree said to them,
‘Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit,
And go to sway over trees?’
Judges 9:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and be king over us!’
11 “But the fig tree answered, ‘Should I stop making my sweet and good fruit and go and sway over the other trees?’
Judges 9:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
Judges 9:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us. 11 But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?
Judges 9:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 Then the trees said to the fig tree,
‘You come and be our king!’
11 But the fig tree responded,
‘Should I stop producing my good, sweet fruit
in order to rule the trees?’
Judges 9:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 Then the trees said to the fig tree,
“Come and reign over us.”
11 But the fig tree said to them,
“Should I stop giving
my sweetness and my good fruit,
and rule over trees?”
Judges 9:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 Then the trees said to the fig tree,
‘You come and reign over us.’
11 But the fig tree answered them,
‘Shall I stop producing my sweetness
and my delicious fruit,
and go to sway over the trees?’
Judges 9:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 Then the trees said to the fig tree,
‘You, come rule over us.’
11 But the fig tree said to them,
‘Should I stop producing my sweetness,
and my good crop,
to go sway over the trees?’
Judges 9:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 “Next, the trees spoke to a fig tree. They said, ‘Come and be our king.’
11 “But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit? It’s so good and sweet. Should I give that up just to rule over the trees?’