KJV King James Version
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
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1 Kings 12:4
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
WEB World English Bible
“Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.”
ASV American Standard Version
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light some of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 12
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard [of it], (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
5 And he said unto them, Depart yet [for] three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
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אָבִ֖יךָH1 · avfatherהִקְשָׁ֣הH7185 · qa.shahto hardenאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֻלֵּ֑נוּH5923 · olyokeוְאַתָּ֡הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)עַתָּ֣הH6258 · at.tahnowהָקֵל֩H7043 · qa.lalto lightenמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceאָבִ֜יךָH1 · avfatherהַקָּשָׁ֗הH7186 · qa.shehsevereוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹH5923 · olyokeהַכָּבֵ֛דH3515 · ka.vedheavyאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנָתַ֥ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveעָלֵ֖ינוּH5921 · aluponוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃H5647 · a.vadto serve
Cross-references
1 Samuel 8:11-18And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots.1 Kings 4:7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.Matthew 11:29-30Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.Matthew 23:4For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men’s shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers.1 Kings 4:20-25Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.2 Chronicles 10:4-5Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.1 Kings 9:22-23But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they [were] men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.1 Kings 9:15And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
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