2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 10:11

¹¹Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whereas	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
my father	אָבִי֙	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
burdened	הֶעְמִ֤יס	he‘·mîs	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6006 load
you with a heavy	כָּבֵ֔ד	kā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
yoke	עֹ֣ל	‘ōl	Noun - masculine singular	H5923 yoke
I	וַאֲנִ֖י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will add	אֹסִ֣יף	’ō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3254 add
to	עֲלֵיכֶם֙	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
your yoke	עֻלְּכֶ֑ם	‘ul·lə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5923 yoke
Whereas my father	אָבִ֗י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
scourged	יִסַּ֤ר	yis·sar	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
you	אֶתְכֶם֙	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
with whips	בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים	baš·šō·w·ṭîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7752 scourge, whip
I	וַאֲנִ֖י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
with scorpions	בָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ס	bā·‘ăq·rab·bîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6137 scorpion

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.