Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1696 [e] וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ way-ḏab-bə-rū and spoke Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp 413 [e] אֵלָ֗יו ’ê-lāw to him Prep | 3ms 3206 [e] הַיְלָדִים֙ hay-lā-ḏîm the young men Art | N-mp 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֨ר ’ă-šer who Pro-r 1431 [e] גָּדְל֣וּ gā-ḏə-lū had grown up V-Qal-Perf-3cp 854 [e] אִתּוֹ֮ ’it-tōw with him Prep | 3ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹר֒ lê-mōr saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 3541 [e] כֹּֽה־ kōh- Thus Adv 559 [e] תֹאמַ֣ר ṯō-mar you should speak V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 5971 [e] לָעָ֣ם lā-‘ām to the people Prep-l, Art | N-ms 2088 [e] הַזֶּ֡ה haz-zeh this Art | Pro-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁר֩ ’ă-šer who Pro-r 1696 [e] דִּבְּר֨וּ dib-bə-rū have spoken V-Piel-Perf-3cp 413 [e] אֵלֶ֜יךָ ’ê-le-ḵā to you Prep | 2ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֗ר lê-mōr saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 1 [e] אָבִ֙יךָ֙ ’ā-ḇî-ḵā Your father N-msc | 2ms 3513 [e] הִכְבִּ֣יד hiḵ-bîḏ heavy V-Hifil-Perf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- made DirObjM 5923 [e] עֻלֵּ֔נוּ ‘ul-lê-nū our yoke N-msc | 1cp 859 [e] וְאַתָּ֖ה wə-’at-tāh and you Conj-w | Pro-2ms 7043 [e] הָקֵ֣ל hā-qêl make [it] lighter V-Hifil-Imp-ms 5921 [e] מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּ mê-‘ā-lê-nū on us Prep-m | 1cp 3541 [e] כֹּ֚ה kōh Thus Adv 1696 [e] תְּדַבֵּ֣ר tə-ḏab-bêr you shall say V-Piel-Imperf-2ms 413 [e] אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם ’ă-lê-hem to them Prep | 3mp 6995 [e] קָֽטָנִּ֥י qā-ṭān-nî My little finger N-fsc | 1cs 5666 [e] עָבָ֖ה ‘ā-ḇāh is thicker V-Qal-Perf-3ms 4975 [e] מִמָּתְנֵ֥י mim-mā-ṯə-nê than the loins Prep-m | N-mdc 1 [e] אָבִֽי׃ ’ā-ḇî of my father N-msc | 1cs

Berean Study Bible
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

Young's Literal Translation
And they speak unto him—the lads who had grown up with him—saying, ‘Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make [it] light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little [ finger] is thicker than the loins of my father;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the young men who had grown up with him told him, “ This is what you should say to these people who said to you, ‘ Your father made our yoke heavy, but you, make it lighter on us ! ’ This is what you should tell them: ‘ My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins!

New American Standard Bible
The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!' But you shall speak to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's loins!

King James Bible
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou [it] lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father's loins. 1 Kings 12:10 • 1 Kings 12:10 NIV • 1 Kings 12:10 NLT • 1 Kings 12:10 ESV • 1 Kings 12:10 NASB • 1 Kings 12:10 KJV • 1 Kings 12:10 Biblia Paralela • 1 Kings 12:10 Chinese Bible • 1 Kings 12:10 French Bible • 1 Kings 12:10 German Bible

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