1 Kings 12:4 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 8 | Thy father | אָבִ֜יךָ | h1 |
| 1 | grievous | הִקְשָׁ֣ה | h7185 |
| 2 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 10 | our yoke | וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ | h5923 |
| 4 | | וְאַתָּ֡ה | h859 |
| 5 | | עַתָּ֣ה | h6258 |
| 6 | upon us lighter | הָקֵל֩ | h7043 |
| 7 | service | מֵֽעֲבֹדַ֨ת | h5656 |
| 8 | Thy father | אָבִ֜יךָ | h1 |
| 9 | now therefore make thou the grievous | הַקָּשָׁ֗ה | h7186 |
| 10 | our yoke | וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ | h5923 |
| 11 | and his heavy | הַכָּבֵ֛ד | h3515 |
| 12 | | אֲשֶׁר | h834 |
| 13 | which he put | נָתַ֥ן | h5414 |
| 14 | | עָלֵ֖ינוּ | h5921 |
| 15 | and we will serve | וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ | h5647 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten thou the grievous servitude of thy father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
World English Bible (WEB)
Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light `some' of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'