1 Kings 12:4 - King James Bible with Strong NumbersH1 Thy father H7185 made H5923 our yoke H7185 grievous [H8689] H7186 : now therefore make thou the grievous H5656 service H1 of thy father H3515 , and his heavy H5923 yoke H5414 which he put [H8804] H7043 upon us, lighter [H8685] H5647 , and we will serve [H8799] thee. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionYour father made our yoke heavy; now therefore lighten the hard service and the heavy yoke your father put upon us, and we will serve you. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. See the chapterCommon English Bible“Your father made our workload very hard for us. If you will lessen the demands your father made of us and lighten the heavy workload he demanded from us, then we will serve you.” See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version"Your father imposed a very harsh yoke upon us. And so, you should now take away a little from the very harsh rule of your father and from his very grievous yoke, which he imposed upon us, and we will serve you." See the chapter |