2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 10:4
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.”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.