1 Kings 12:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 12:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
מָ֚ה
mâh
H4100
what
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
וְנָשִׁ֥יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
דָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבְּר֤וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלַי֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָקֵל֙
qâlal
H7043
to be light
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעֹ֔ל
ʻôl
H5923
yoke
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָתַ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אָבִ֖יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
עָלֵֽינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to them, “How are you advising that we should answer a word this people who spoke to me saying, ‘Make lighter than the yoke that your father put on us’?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).