Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’ Young's Literal Translation And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow; and if not—fire cometh out from the bramble, and devoureth the cedars of Lebanon. King James Bible And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. Hebrew But the thornbushהָאָטָד֮ (hā·’ā·ṭāḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 329: A bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaan replied, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘If אִ֡ם (’im) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you אַתֶּם֩ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you really בֶּאֱמֶ֣ת (be·’ĕ·meṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness are anointing me מֹשְׁחִ֨ים (mō·šə·ḥîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 4886: To rub with oil, to anoint, to consecrate, to paint as king לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king over you, עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against come בֹּ֖אוּ (bō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and find refuge חֲס֣וּ (ḥă·sū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2620: To flee for, protection, to confide in in my shade. בְצִלִּ֑י (ḇə·ṣil·lî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6738: A shadow But if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not not, אַ֕יִן (’a·yin) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle may fire אֵשׁ֙ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire come out תֵּ֤צֵא (tê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the thornbush הָ֣אָטָ֔ד (hā·’ā·ṭāḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 329: A bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaan and consume וְתֹאכַ֖ל (wə·ṯō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat the cedars אַרְזֵ֥י (’ar·zê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 730: A cedar tree of Lebanon.” הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel |