1 Kings 12:10
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
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ASV
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.
KJV
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.
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29 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ | vay.da.be.Ru | and they spoke | H1696 → |
| אֵלָ֗יו | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| הַיְלָדִים֙ | hay.la.Dim | the young men | H3206 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| גָּדְל֣וּ | ga.de.Lu | they had grown up | H1431 → |
| אִתּוֹ֮ | 'i.To | with him | H854 → |
| לֵאמֹר֒ | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → |
| תֹאמַ֣ר | to.Mar | you will say | H559 → |
| לָעָ֣ם | la.'Am | to the people | H5971 → |
| הַזֶּ֡ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| דִּבְּר֨וּ | di.be.Ru | they have spoken | H1696 → |
| אֵלֶ֜יךָ | 'e.Lei.kha | to you | H413 → |
| לֵאמֹ֗ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | 'a.Vi.kha | father your | H1 → |
| הִכְבִּ֣יד | hikh.Bid | he made heavy | H3513 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֻלֵּ֔נוּ | 'u.Le.nu | yoke our | H5923 → |
| וְאַתָּ֖ה | ve.'a.Tah | and you | H859 → |
| הָקֵ֣ל | ha.Kel | lighten | H7043 → |
| מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּ | me.'a.Lei.nu | from on <the> us | H5921 → |
| כֹּ֚ה | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| תְּדַבֵּ֣ר | te.da.Ber | you will speak | H1696 → |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | 'a.lei.Hem | to them | H413 → |
| קָֽטָנִּ֥י | ka.ta.Ni | little finger my | H6995 → |
| עָבָ֖ה | 'a.Vah | it is thick | H5666 → |
| מִמָּתְנֵ֥י | mi.ma.te.Nei | more than [the] loins of | H4975 → |
| אָבִֽי׃ | 'a.Vi | father my | H1 → |
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