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Douay-Rheims
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Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now, therefore, do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
King James
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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.
Louis Second
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Ton père a rendu notre joug dur; toi maintenant, allège cette rude servitude et le joug pesant que nous a imposé ton père. Et nous te servirons
Martin Luther
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Dein Vater hat unser Joch zu hart gemacht; so mache du nun den harten Dienst und das schwere Joch leichter, das er uns aufgelegt hat, so wollen wir dir untertänig sein.
Vulgate
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pater tuus durissimum iugum inposuit nobis tu itaque nunc inminue paululum de imperio patris tui durissimo et de iugo gravissimo quod inposuit nobis et serviemus tibi

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


pater : patris : father.
iugum : yoke /a team of oxen, a pair /bond, union /slavery.
iugum : crossbar, beam of scales /crest, ridge.
nobis : (dat.) us /the world belongs to US.
nobis : (abl.) us /there'll be no one as happy as US.
tu : you.
itaque : (adv.) and, so, therefore.
nunc : now, at the present time, soon, at this time.
paululum : very small, very little.
de : (prep. + abl.) down from, from, concerning, about.
tui : your, yours /I read YOUR letter that said, dear john.
iugo : to bind together, connect, couple.
quod : (neut. sing. acc.) (the sea), WHICH you cannot drink dry.
quod : (+ comparative) the x the better (quod celior = the faster the.
quod : (beginning sentence) and, but, now.
quod : (neut. sing. nom.) (the war), WHICH killed so many.
quod : (with time) since, as far as, to the extent that.
quod : because, whereas, the point that, the fact that.
tibi : (dat.) you /i can't give YOU anything but love, baby.