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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
What how long Pronoun H4100 מָ֚ה mah
unto them What counsel give advertise Verb H3289 נֹֽועָצִ֔ים no·v·'a·tzim,
ye that we may break Verb H7725 וְנָשִׁ֥יב ve·na·shiv
this he Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh;
this people folk Noun H5971 הָעָ֣ם ha·'am
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֨ר a·sher
who have spoken answer Verb H1696 דִּבְּר֤וּ dib·be·ru
to me saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֔ר le·mor,
upon us lighter abate Verb H7043 הָקֵל֙ ha·kel
the yoke yoke Noun H5923 הָעֹ֔ל ha·'ol,
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
which thy father chief Noun H1 אָבִ֖יךָ a·vi·cha
did put add Verb H5414 נָתַ֥ן na·tan

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Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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King James Bible 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?
Hebrew Greek English And So he said unto to them, What "What counsel do you give ye that we may answer this people, people who have spoken to me, saying, Make 'Lighten the yoke which thy your father did put upon us lighter?on us'?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And So he said unto to them, What "What counsel do you give ye that we may answer this people, people who have spoken to me, saying, Make 'Lighten the yoke which thy your father did put upon us lighter?on us'?"