2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 10:4–5

⁴“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

⁵Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people departed.

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2 Chronicles 10:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your father	אָבִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
put a heavy	הִקְשָׁ֣ה	hiq·šāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
yoke	עֻלֵּ֑נוּ	‘ul·lê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H5923 yoke
on us	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
But now	וְעַתָּ֡ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
you must lighten	הָקֵל֩	hā·qêl	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
the burden	הַקָּשָׁ֗ה	haq·qā·šāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7186 hard, severe
of your father’s	אָבִ֜יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
service	מֵעֲבֹדַ֨ת	mê·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
and the heavy	הַכָּבֵ֛ד	hak·kā·ḇêḏ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
yoke	וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ	ū·mê·‘ul·lōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5923 yoke
he put	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
on us	עָלֵ֖ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
and we will serve you	וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃	wə·na·‘aḇ·ḏe·kā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; second person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve

2 Chronicles 10:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rehoboam answered	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Come back	וְשׁ֣וּבוּ	wə·šū·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
in	ע֛וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
three	שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
So the people	הָעָֽם׃ס	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
departed	וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

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2 Chronicles 10:4 1 Kings 12:4

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