1 Kings

1 Kings 12:9

⁹He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He asked	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
What	מָ֚ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
message	דָּבָ֖ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
do you	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
advise	נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים	nō·w·‘ā·ṣîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H3289 advise, counsel
that we send back	וְנָשִׁ֥יב	wə·nā·šîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural	H7725 turn back, return
to these	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
have spoken	דִּבְּר֤וּ	dib·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1696 speak
to me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Lighten	הָקֵל֙	hā·qêl	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
the yoke	הָעֹ֔ל	hā·‘ōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5923 yoke
your father	אָבִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
put	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
on us	עָלֵֽינוּ׃	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.