2 Chronicles 10:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם מָ֚ה אַתֶּ֣ם נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים וְנָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖ר אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבְּר֤וּ אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָקֵל֙ מִן־הָעֹ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן אָבִ֖יךָ עָלֵֽינוּ׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer to-them what you nôʿāṣîm wə-nāšîb dābār ʾet-the-ʿām the-this who dibbərû to-me lēmōr hāqēl from-the-ʿōl which-nātan ʾābîkā upon-us

Grammar Details

• *wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *nôʿāṣîm*: niphal participle masculine plural - advising
• *wə-nāšîb*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1cp - and we will return
• *dābār*: noun, masculine singular - word/answer
• *ʿām*: noun, masculine singular + definite article - the people
• *dibbərû*: piel perfect 3cp - they spoke
• *lēmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
• *hāqēl*: hiphil imperative ms - lighten
• *ʿōl*: noun, masculine singular + definite article - the yoke
• *nātan*: qal perfect 3ms - he put
• *ʾābîkā*: noun, masculine singular construct + 2ms suffix - your father

Word Meanings

• *nôʿāṣîm*: advising/counseling/recommending
• *wə-nāšîb*: and we will return/reply/answer
• *hāqēl*: lighten/ease/make lighter

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to them, What advice do you give that we may return an answer to this people who have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that your father did put upon us?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559} unto them, What counsel{H3289} give ye, that we may return{H7725} answer{H1697} to this people,{H5971} who have spoken{H1696} to me, saying,{H559} Make the yoke{H5923} that thy father{H1} did put{H5414} upon us lighter?{H7043}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, What advice{H3289}{(H8737)} give ye that we may return{H7725}{(H8686)} answer{H1697} to this people{H5971}, which have spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} to me, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Ease{H7043}{(H8685)} somewhat the yoke{H5923} that thy father{H1} did put{H5414}{(H8804)} upon us?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto the: What is youre councell, that we maye answere this people, which haue spoken vnto me, and saide: Make oure yock lighter, yt thy father layed vpon vs?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayd vnto them, What counsel giue ye, that we may answere this people, which haue spoken to mee, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide vnto them: What aduise geue ye, that we may aunswere this people, which haue communed with me, saying, Abate somewhat of the yoke which thy father did put vpon vs?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to them, What counsel give you, 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?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people that have spoken unto me, saying, Make light `somewhat' of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

• World English Bible (2000)

  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?'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He asked them,“How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me,‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 17:5-6 : 5 Then Absalom said, 'Summon Hushai the Archite as well, so we may hear what he has to say.' 6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, 'This is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, speak up.'
• 1 Kgs 22:6-8 : 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.' 7 But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not another prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?' 8 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.' Jehoshaphat replied, 'The king should not say such a thing.'
• 2 Chr 10:6 : 6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime, asking, "How would you advise me to answer these people?"