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1 Kings 12:10
Bible Versions
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.
And the young men {H3206} that were grown up {H1431} with him spake {H1696} unto him, saying {H559}, Thus shalt thou speak {H559} unto this people {H5971} that spake {H1696} unto thee, saying {H559}, Thy father {H1} made {H3513} our yoke {H5923} heavy {H3513}, but make thou it lighter {H7043} unto us; thus shalt thou say {H1696} unto them, My little {H6995} finger shall be thicker {H5666} than my father's {H1} loins {H4975}.
The young men he had grown up with said to him, "These people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; but you, make it lighter for us' - here's the answer you should give them: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!
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!
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.
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