9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 10:9:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Chronicles 10:9:2 ⧉אֲלֵהֶ֗םalehemto them 2 Chronicles 10:9:3 ⧉מָ֚הmawhat 2 Chronicles 10:9:4 ⧉אַתֶּ֣םatemyou {plural} 2 Chronicles 10:9:5 ⧉נֽוֹעָצִ֔יםnoatsimare advising or giving counsel 2 Chronicles 10:9:6 ⧉וְנָשִׁ֥יבvenashivand we will return or give back 2 Chronicles 10:9:7 ⧉דָּבָ֖רdavara word or a matter 2 Chronicles 10:9:8 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֣םethaam{direct object} the people 2 Chronicles 10:9:9 ⧉הַזֶּ֑הhazethis 2 Chronicles 10:9:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwho or which or that 2 Chronicles 10:9:11 ⧉דִּבְּר֤וּdibberuthey spoke 2 Chronicles 10:9:12 ⧉אֵלַי֙elaito me 2 Chronicles 10:9:13 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 2 Chronicles 10:9:14 ⧉הָקֵל֙hakelmake light or lighten 2 Chronicles 10:9:15 ⧉מִן־הָעֹ֔לminhaolfrom the yoke 2 Chronicles 10:9:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ןashernatanwhich he gave 2 Chronicles 10:9:17 ⧉אָבִ֖יךָavikhayour father 2 Chronicles 10:9:18 ⧉עָלֵֽינוּ׃alenuupon us |
9. Formal Translation And he said to them, “What are you advising, and how shall we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put upon us?’” |
9. Dynamic Translation He asked them, “What do you advise? How should we reply to these people who say to me, ‘Ease the yoke your father put on us?’” |