1st Kings 12:4
Thy father putted the most hard yoke upon us, therefore abate thou a little now of the hardest commandment of thy father, and of the full grievous yoke that he hath put upon us, and we shall serve to thee.This verse in the real world
In what words
- קָשָׁהqâshâhproperly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
- עֹלʻôla yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
- כָּבֵדkâbêdheavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupi
- קָשֶׁהqâshehsevere (in various applications)
- קָלַלqâlalto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (ea
- עֲבֹדָהʻăbôdâhwork of any kind
- עָבַדʻâbadto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- אָבʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Sa 8:11–18, 1Ki 4:7, Mat 11:29–30, 2Ch 10:4–5, Mat 23:4, 1Ki 4:20–25, 1Jn 5:3, 1Ki 9:22–23