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Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. (KJV)
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אָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khafather your
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 1
הִקְשָׁ֣הhik.Shahhe made hard
Lemma: קָשָׁה (qa.shah) · Strong's: H7185
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to harden
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:17, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 7:3, Exodus 13:15, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7185; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 3
עֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuyoke our
Lemma: עֹל (ol) · Strong's: H5923
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: yoke
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Leviticus 26:13, Numbers 19:2, Deuteronomy 21:3, Deuteronomy 28:48, 1 Samuel 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5923; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 4
וְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.Tahand therefore
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 5
הָקֵל֩ha.Kellighten
Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to lighten
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 6
מֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.Datsome of [the] labor of
Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: service
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 29:27, Genesis 30:26, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5656G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 7
אָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khafather your
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 8
הַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.Shah<the> hard
Lemma: קָשֶׁה (qa.sheh) · Strong's: H7186
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: severe
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 6:9, Exodus 18:26, Exodus 32:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7186; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 9
וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.Loand some of yoke his
Lemma: עֹל (ol) · Strong's: H5923
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: yoke
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Leviticus 26:13, Numbers 19:2, Deuteronomy 21:3, Deuteronomy 28:48, 1 Samuel 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5923; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 10
הַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.Ved<the> heavy
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.ved) · Strong's: H3515
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: heavy
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 43:1, Genesis 47:4, Genesis 47:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3515; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 11
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 12
נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 13
עָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon us
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 14
וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ\׃ve.Na.'av.De.kaand we will serve you
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)
Meaning: to serve
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 10:4 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| put a heavy | → | קָשָׁה H7185 to harden |
| yoke | → | עֹל H5923 yoke |
| on us | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| But now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| you must lighten | → | קָלַל H7043 to lighten |
| the burden | → | קָשֶׁה H7186 severe |
| of your father’s | → | אָב H0001G father |
| service | → | עֲבֹדָה H5656G service |
| and the heavy | → | כָּבֵד H3515 heavy |
| yoke | → | עֹל H5923 yoke |
| he put | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| on us | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and we will serve you | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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