1 Kings 12:4
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
קָלַל
lighten
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קָלַל
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
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נָתַן
he put
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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קָשָׁה
he made hard
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קָשָׁה
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
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עֹל
yoke/ our
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עֹל
a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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