1 Kings 12:10
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.1 Kings 12:10 in the real world
In what words
- קֹטֶןqôṭena pettiness, i.e. the little finger
- עָבָהʻâbâhto be dense
- עֹלʻôla yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
- מֹתֶןmôthenproperly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
- קָלַלqâlalto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (ea
- יֶלֶדyeledsomething born, i.e. a lad or offspring
- גָּדַלgâdalto be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also
- כָּבַדkâbadto be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous,
+4 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Ch 10:10–11, Pro 10:14, Pro 29:23, Pro 18:6–7, Pro 28:25, Isa 47:6, 2Sa 17:7–13