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Judges 9

Bible in Basic English, Verse 8

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8 One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.

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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

הָל֤וֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָעֵצִ֔ים לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַזַּ֖יִת מלוכה עָלֵֽינוּ׃

11 word entries
הָל֤וֹךְ
Lemma
1980
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal infinitive absolute
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1980
Occurrences
372
הָֽלְכוּ֙
Lemma
1980
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 3rd person common gender plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1980
Occurrences
372
הָעֵצִ֔ים
Lemma
d/6086
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H6086
Occurrences
61
לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ
Lemma
l/4886
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb qal infinitive construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H4886
Occurrences
2
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
מֶ֑לֶךְ
Lemma
4428
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
1112
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
לַזַּ֖יִת
Lemma
l/2132
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H2132
Occurrences
2
מלוכה
Lemma
4427 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular + suffix
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H4427
Occurrences
158
מָלְכָ֥ה
Lemma
4427 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular + suffix
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H4427
Occurrences
158
עָלֵֽינוּ
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Πορευόμενα ἐπορεύθη τὰ ξύλα τοῦ χρίσαι ἐφʼ ἑαυτὰ βασιλέα, καὶ εἶπον τῇ ἐλαίᾳ, βασίλευσον ἐφʼ ἡμῶν.

16 word entries
Πορευόμενα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
poreyomena
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
ἐπορεύθη
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eporeuthe
Morphology
verb, aorist passive/deponent indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it went
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To go, travel, journey, or walk.
Occurrences
631
τὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ξύλα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
xylon
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
wood, tree
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Wood, tree, timber, or wooden object.
Occurrences
258
τοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
χρίσαι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
chrisai
Morphology
Greek -σαι form; likely aorist infinitive or middle/passive verb form depending on context
Gloss
to ...
Part of Speech
infinitive/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
ἐφʼ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐπί
Transliteration
eph
Morphology
preposition, elided form
Gloss
on, upon, over, against
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of the preposition ἐπί.
Occurrences
6685
ἑαυτὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
eayta
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
βασιλέα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
basileus
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
king
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
King or ruler.
Occurrences
3067
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
εἶπον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eipon
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 1st singular or 3rd plural
Gloss
I/they said
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
τῇ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ἐλαίᾳ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
elaia
Morphology
dative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
to/for ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
βασίλευσον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
basileyson
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
ἐφʼ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐπί
Transliteration
eph
Morphology
preposition, elided form
Gloss
on, upon, over, against
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of the preposition ἐπί.
Occurrences
6685
ἡμῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐγώ
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
pronoun, nominative first-person singular
Gloss
I
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
First-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
11445
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܡܐܙܠ ܐܙܠܘ ܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ ܕܢܡܫܚܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܙܝܬܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܢ

10 word entries
ܡܐܙܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
M>ZL
Morphology
!M!>ZL[/
Occurrences
0
ܐܙܠܘ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>ZLW
Morphology
>ZL[W
Occurrences
0
ܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>"JLN>
Morphology
>JLN/(J~>
Occurrences
0
ܕܢܡܫܚܘܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DNMCXWN
Morphology
D-!N!MCX=[WN
Occurrences
0
ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
<LJHWN
Morphology
<L&J-HWN
Occurrences
0
ܡܠܟܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MLK>
Morphology
MLK/~>
Occurrences
0
ܐܡܪܝܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>MRJN
Morphology
>MR[/JN
Occurrences
0
ܠܙܝܬܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
LZJT>
Morphology
L-ZJT/~>
Occurrences
0
ܐܡܠܟ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>MLK
Morphology
!!]>]MLK=[
Occurrences
0
ܥܠܝܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
<LJN
Morphology
<L&J-N
Occurrences
0
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

הֲמֵיזַל אֲזָלוּ אִילָנַיָא לְמַנָאָה עֲלֵיהוֹן מַלְכָּא וְאֲמָרוּ לְזֵיתָא מְלוֹךְ עֲלָנָא׃

10 word entries
הֲמֵיזַל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hmyzl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
אֲזָלוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'zlw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
118
אִילָנַיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'ylny'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
16
לְמַנָאָה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lmn'h
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
10
עֲלֵיהוֹן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'lyhwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
342
מַלְכָּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
מלך
Transliteration
mlk'
Morphology
prefixed preposition מ + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
from king
Occurrences
2509
וְאֲמָרוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'mrw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
310
לְזֵיתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lzyt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
15
מְלוֹךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לוך
Transliteration
mlwk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
8
עֲלָנָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'ln'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
132
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Ierunt ligna, ut ungerent super se regem: dixeruntque olivæ: Impera nobis.

12 word entries
ierunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
eo
Transliteration
ierunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
698
ligna
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
lignum
Transliteration
ligna
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
314
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4533
unguerent
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ungo
Transliteration
unguerent
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
75
super
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
super
Transliteration
super
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
3146
se
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sui
Transliteration
se
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1317
regem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
rex
Transliteration
regem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2981
dixeruntque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dixeruntque
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
{dixeruntque}
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
que
Transliteration
{dixeruntque}
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4392
olivae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
oliua
Transliteration
olivae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
39
impera
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
impero
Transliteration
impera
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
70
nobis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nos
Transliteration
nobis
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1585

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2 Kings 14:9

And Jehoash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet.

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