richmahn_en_tn/jdg/09/07.md

# General Information:

Jotham begins telling a parable where trees represent various people groups. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])

# When Jotham was told about this

This can be stated in active form. AT: "When Jotham heard that Abimelech had murdered his brothers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# Mount Gerizim

This is a mountain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# The trees once went out to anoint a king over them. For they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'

In this parable Jotham describes the trees doing things that humans do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# to anoint a king over them

Here, to anoint with oil is a symbolic action that represents appointing a person to be king. AT: "to appoint a king to rule over all of them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# Reign over us

"Be our king"