2nd Chronicles Chapter 10 verse 11 Holy Bible
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I `will chastise you' with scorpions.
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If my father put a hard yoke on you, I will make it harder: my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give you blows with snakes.
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and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, *I* will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [will chastise you] with scorpions.
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For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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Now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.
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and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I -- I add unto your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) For whereas . . .--Literally, And now, my father . . . and I, I will add to your yoke.Whips . . . scorpions.--The whips . . . the scorpions.I will chastise you.--These words are found in the text of Kings, both here and in 2Chronicles 10:14.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAlthoughוְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timemy fatherאָבִי֙ (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherburdenedהֶעְמִ֤יס (he‘·mîs)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6006: To load, impose a, burdenyou with a heavyכָּבֵ֔ד (kā·ḇêḏ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 3515: Heavyyoke,עֹ֣ל (‘ōl)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5923: A yokeIוַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iwill addאֹסִ֣יף (’ō·sîp̄)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3254: To add, augmenttoעֲלֵיכֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstyour yoke.עֻלְּכֶ֑ם (‘ul·lə·ḵem)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 5923: A yokeAlthough my fatherאָבִ֗י (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherscourgedיִסַּ֤ר (yis·sar)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3256: To discipline, chasten, admonishyouאֶתְכֶם֙ (’eṯ·ḵem)Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casewith whips,בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים (baš·šō·w·ṭîm)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7752: A scourge, whipI [will scourge you]וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iwith scorpions.’”בָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ (bā·‘ăq·rab·bîm)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 6137: A scorpion, a scourge, knotted whipJump to PreviousAdd Blows Chastise Chastised Discipline Disciplined Hard Harder Heavier Heavy Lade Punishment Scorpions Scourged Snakes Whereas Whips Yoke
