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# General Information:
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Jotham continues telling his parable, where trees represent various people groups.
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# the olive tree said to them ... fig tree said to them
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In this parable, Jotham describes the trees as doing things that humans do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# Should I give up my oil ... over the other trees?
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The olive tree is asking this question to refuse to be king. This question can be expressed as a statement. AT: "I will not give up my oil ... over the other trees." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# sway over
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To "sway over" means to move back and forth in the wind. Here the tree uses this phrase to means to "rule over."
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# Should I give up my sweetness ... over the other trees?
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The fig tree is asking this question to refuse to be king. This question can be expressed as a statement. AT: "I will not give up my sweetness ... over the other trees." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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