And the young men
yeled (yeh'-led)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
that were brought up
gadal (gaw-dal')
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
with him spake
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
unto him saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thus shalt thou answer
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
that spake
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
unto thee saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thy father
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
made
kabad (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
our yoke
`ol (ole)
a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively -- yoke.
heavy
kabad (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
but make thou it somewhat lighter
qalal (kaw-lal')
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)whet.
for us thus shalt thou say
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them My little
qoten (ko'-ten)
a pettiness, i.e. the little finger -- little finger.
finger shall be thicker
`abah (aw-baw')
to be dense -- be (grow) thick(-er).
than my father's
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
loins
mothen (mo'-then)
the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins -- + greyhound, loins, side.