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1 Kings 12:4
New International Version
1 Kings 12:4
New International Version
4 “Your father put a heavy yoke(A) on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
1 Kings 12:4
New King James Version
1 Kings 12:4
New King James Version
4 “Your father made our (A)yoke [a]heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”
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1 Kings 12:4
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 12:4
New American Standard Bible
4 “(A)Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”
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1 Kings 12:4
King James Version
1 Kings 12:4
King James Version
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
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1 Kings 12:4
English Standard Version
1 Kings 12:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)“Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.”
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