Hebrew Interlinear
1 Kings 12:4 Interlinear
“Thy father grievous our yoke upon us lighter service Thy father now therefore make thou the grievous our yoke and his heavy which he put and we will serve”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אָבִ֜יךָ | H1 | Thy father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 2 | הִקְשָׁ֣ה | H7185 | grievous | properly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications) |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ | H5923 | our yoke | a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively |
| 5 | וְאַתָּ֡ה | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 6 | עַתָּ֣ה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 7 | הָקֵל֩ | H7043 | upon us lighter | to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.) |
| 8 | מֵֽעֲבֹדַ֨ת | H5656 | service | work of any kind |
| 9 | אָבִ֜יךָ | H1 | Thy father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 10 | הַקָּשָׁ֗ה | H7186 | now therefore make thou the grievous | severe (in various applications) |
| 11 | וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ | H5923 | our yoke | a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively |
| 12 | הַכָּבֵ֛ד | H3515 | and his heavy | heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid) |
| 13 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 14 | נָתַ֥ן | H5414 | which he put | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 15 | עָלֵ֖ינוּ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 16 | וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ | H5647 | and we will serve | to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc |
Verse Context
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1 Kings 12:4 (current)Thy father grievous our yoke upon us lighter service Thy father now therefore make thou the grievous our yoke and his heavy which he put and we will serve
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