Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?” Young's Literal Translation and he saith unto them, ‘What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten [somewhat] of the yoke that thy father put upon us?’ King James Bible And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? Hebrew He askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say them, אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “What מָ֚ה (māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what message דָּבָ֖ר (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause do you אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you advise נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים (nō·w·‘ā·ṣîm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve that we send back וְנָשִׁ֥יב (wə·nā·šîḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to these הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that have spoken דִּבְּר֤וּ (dib·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to me, אֵלַי֙ (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Lighten הָקֵל֙ (hā·qêl) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling the yoke הָעֹ֔ל (hā·‘ōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5923: A yoke your father אָבִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father put נָתַ֥ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set on us’?” עָלֵֽינוּ׃ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against |