They tie up
δεσμεύουσιν (desmeuousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1195: To bind, put in chains, tie together. From a derivative of desmeo; to be a binder, i.e. To enchain, to tie on.

heavy,
βαρέα (barea)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 926: Heavy, weighty, burdensome, lit. and met; violent, oppressive. From the same as baros; weighty, i.e. burdensome, grave.

burdensome
δυσβάστακτα (dysbastakta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1419: Difficult to carry, oppressive. From dus- and a derivative of bastazo; oppressive.

loads
φορτία (phortia)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5413: A burden; the freight of a ship. Diminutive of phortos; an invoice, i.e. a task or service.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

lay [them]
ἐπιτιθέασιν (epititheasin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2007: To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

men’s
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

shoulders,
ὤμους (ōmous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5606: The shoulder. Perhaps from the alternate of phero; the shoulder.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they themselves
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

are not willing
θέλουσιν (thelousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

to lift a finger
δακτύλῳ (daktylō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1147: A finger. Probably from deka; a finger.

to move
κινῆσαι (kinēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2795: To set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up. From kio; to stir, literally or figuratively.

them.
αὐτά (auta)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

And they tie up burdens heavy and hard to bear and lay them on the shoulders of men; but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.

Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.

For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them. Bind Borne Burdens Choose Finger Fingers Great Grievous Hard Heavy Help Lay Loads Move Shoulders Themselves Tie Together Unwilling Weights Willing Bind Borne Burdens Choose Finger Fingers Great Grievous Hard Heavy Help Lay Loads Move Shoulders Themselves Tie Together Unwilling Weights Willing Matthew 23:4 NIV
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