1 Kings 12:14
and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
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ASV
and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
KJV
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | vay.da.Ber | and he spoke | H1696 → |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | 'a.lei.Hem | to them | H413 → |
| כַּעֲצַ֤ת | ka.'a.Tzat | according to [the] counsel of | H6098 → |
| הַיְלָדִים֙ | hay.la.Dim | the young men | H3206 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| אָבִי֙ | 'a.Vi | father my | H1 → |
| הִכְבִּ֣יד | hikh.Bid | he made heavy | H3513 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֻלְּכֶ֔ם | 'u.le.Khem | yoke your | H5923 → |
| וַאֲנִ֖י | va.'a.Ni | and I | H589 → |
| אֹסִ֣יף | 'o.Sif | I will add | H3254 → |
| עַֽל־ | 'al- | to | H5921 → |
| עֻלְּכֶ֑ם | 'u.le.Khem | yoke your | H5923 → |
| אָבִ֗י | 'a.Vi | father my | H1 → |
| יִסַּ֤ר | yi.Sar | he disciplined | H3256 → |
| אֶתְכֶם֙ | 'et.Khem | <obj.> you | H853 → |
| בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים | ba.sho.Tim | with <the> whips | H7752 → |
| וַאֲנִ֕י | va.'a.Ni | and I | H589 → |
| אֲיַסֵּ֥ר | 'a.ya.Ser | I will discipline | H3256 → |
| אֶתְכֶ֖ם | 'et.Khem | <obj.> you | H853 → |
| בָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ | ba.'ak.ra.Bim | with <the> scorpions | H6137 → |
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