2 Chronicles 10:14
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And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
In other translations
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
Hebrew words
וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand he spokeH1696אֲלֵהֶם'alehemto themH413כַּעֲצַתka'atzataccording to [the] counsel ofH6098הַיְלָדִיםhayladimthe young menH3206לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אַכְבִּיד'akhbidI will make heavyH3513אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֻלְּכֶם'ulekhemyoke yourH5923וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589אֹסִיף'osifI will addH3254עָלָיו'alavto itH5921אָבִי'avifather myH1יִסַּרyisarhe disciplinedH3256אֶתְכֶם'etkhem<obj.> youH853בַּשּׁוֹטִיםbashotimwith <the> whipsH7752וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589בָּעֲקְרַבִּים׃ba'akrabimwith <the> scorpionsH6137
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