1 Kings

1 Kings 12:10

10The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay·lā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3206 child, son, boy, youth
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
had grown upגָּדְל֣וּgā·ḏə·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1431 grow up, become great
with himאִתּוֹ֮’it·tōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH854 with
repliedוַיְדַבְּר֣וּway·ḏab·bə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1696 speak
This is howכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
you should answerתֹאמַ֣רṯō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
theseהַזֶּ֡הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleלָעָ֣םlā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
whoאֲשֶׁר֩’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
saidדִּבְּר֨וּdib·bə·rūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH1696 speak
to youאֵלֶ֜יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
Your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
made our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ‘ul·lê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH5923 yoke
heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhiḵ·bîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
but youוְאַתָּ֖הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
must make it lighterהָקֵ֣לhā·qêlVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH7043 be slight, swift, trifling
This is whatכֹּ֚הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
you should tellתְּדַבֵּ֣רtə·ḏab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
My little fingerקָֽטָנִּ֥יqā·ṭān·nîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH6995 little (finger)
is thickerעָבָ֖ה‘ā·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5666 be thick, fat, gross
than my father’sאָבִֽי׃’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
waistמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmim·mā·ṯə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine dual constructH4975 waist, loins

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2 Chronicles 10:10–11

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