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Hebrew wordlink #204837

OSHB 2 Chr 10:4 הָקֵל (hāqēl) Strongs=7043 Lemma=‘קָלַל’
contextual word gloss=‘lighten’ word gloss=‘lighten’
Morphology=Vhv2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-975

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Other uses (5) of identical word form הָקֵל (Morphology=Vhv2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הָקֵל’ (Morphology=Vhv2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) is always and only glossed as ‘lighten’.

1 KI 12:4 contextual word gloss=‘lighten’ word gloss=‘lighten’ OSHB 1 KI 12:4 word 7

OET-LV: 4 I _will _show_you(ms) he _made _hard DOM yoke _of_our and_you(ms) now lighten some_of _the _service _of I _will _show_you(ms) (the)_hard and_some_of_his _yoke (the)_heavy which he _put on_us and_we_will _serve _you. (KI1_12:4)

OET-RV: 4 “Your father Shelomoh required us to contribute too much labour. If you’ll lighten the burden on us, then we’ll serve you.” (KI1 12:4)

1 KI 12:9 contextual word gloss=‘lighten’ word gloss=‘lighten’ OSHB 1 KI 12:9 word 15

OET-LV: 9 And_he/it _said to_them what are_you(pl) counselling so_that _we _may _bring _back message DOM the_people the_this which they _have _spoken to_me to_say lighten some _of the_yoke which he _put I _will _show_you(ms) on_us. (KI1_12:9)

OET-RV: 9 so he asked them, “What would you all recommend that we tell the people who wanted me to lighten the burden that my father placed on them?” (KI1 12:9)

1 KI 12:10 contextual word gloss=‘lighten’ word gloss=‘lighten’ OSHB 1 KI 12:10 word 21

OET-LV: 10 And_they _spoke to_him/it the_youths who they _had _grown _up with_him/it to_say thus you _will _say to_people the_this which they _have _spoken to_you to_say I _will _show_you(ms) he _made _heavy DOM yoke _of_our and_you(ms) lighten from_on_us thus you _will _speak to_them finger _of_my _little it _is _thick more_than _the _loins _of my _father _of_of. (KI1_12:10)

OET-RV: 10 “You should tell them this,” his young companions replied. “They’ve asked that you should lighten the load on them from what your father demanded, but on the contrary, you should tell them that your little finger is thicker than your father’s thigh bone was. (KI1 12:10)

2 CHR 10:9 contextual word gloss=‘lighten’ word gloss=‘lighten’ OSHB 2 CHR 10:9 word 15

OET-RV: 9 “How would you guys suggest that I answer the people who’ve asked me to lighten the burden on them from the days of my father?” (CH2 10:9)

2 CHR 10:10 contextual word gloss=‘lighten’ word gloss=‘lighten’ OSHB 2 CHR 10:10 word 20

OET-LV: 10 And_they _spoke with_him/it the_youths who they _had _grown _up with_him/it to_say thus you _will _say to_people which they _have _spoken to_you to_say I _will _show_you(ms) he _made _heavy DOM yoke _of_our and_you(ms) lighten from_on_us thus you _will _say to_them finger _of_my _little it _is _thick more_than _the _loins _of my _father _of_of. (CH2_10:10)

OET-RV: 10 “Those people tell you that your father was hard on them and that you should lighten their load,” his contemporaries advised him. “But you should tell that that your little finger is thicker than your father’s waist, (CH2 10:10)

Hebrew words (3) other than הָקֵל (Morphology=Vhv2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘lighten’

EXO 18:22 וְהָקֵל (vəhāqēl) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘קָלַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, lighten’ morpheme glosses=‘and, easier’ OSHB EXO 18:22 word 17

OET-LV: 22 And_they _will _judge DOM the_people in_all time and_it _was every _of (the)_matter the_big/great(sg) they _will _bring to_you and_all (the)_matter the_small(sg) they _will _judge they and_lighten from_on_yourself and_they _will _bear with_you. (EXO_18:22)

OET-RV: 22 They’ll be the ones to judge the people, except that every serious situation they’ll bring to you—they’ll judge every minor situation themselves. Yes, you must lighten this load off yourself, and they’ll share the load with you. (EXO 18:22)

1 SAM 6:5 יָקֵל (yāqēl) Lemma=‘קָלַל’ contextual word gloss=‘he_will_lighten’ word gloss=‘lighten’ OSHB 1 SAM 6:5 word 14

OET-LV: 5 And_you(pl)_will _make images _of your(pl)_tumors _of_of and_images _of your(pl)_mice _of_of which_are_ruining DOM the_earth/land and_you(pl)_will _give to_the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) honour perhaps he _will _lighten DOM his/its_hand from_on_you(pl) and_from_on gods _of_your(pl) and_from_on land _of_your(pl). (SA1_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 Make replicas of the tumours and replicas of the mice that have been destroying the land, and it will honour Yisrael’s god. Then perhaps he will less his punishment that’s been on you and on your gods and on your land. (SA1 6:5)

YNA 1:5 לְהָקֵל (ləhāqēl) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘קָלַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, lighten’ morpheme glosses=‘to, lighten’ OSHB YNA 1:5 word 14

OET-LV: 5 And_they _were _afraid the_mariners and_they _cried _for _help each to his/its_god and_they _hurled DOM the_vessels which were_in_ship into the_sea to_lighten from_on_them and_Yōnāh he _had _gone _down into the _innermost _parts _of the _ship and_he _had _lain _down and_he _had _fallen _asleep. (JNA_1:5)

OET-RV: 5 The sailors were afraid and they each cried to their own gods for help, and they threw the cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. But Yonah had gone down into the hold where he had laid down and fallen fast asleep. (JNA 1:5)