Genesis 49:15 - The Scriptures 2009

and he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, and he inclined his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a subject to slave labour.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he saw that rest was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant unto tribute.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he saw that rest was good and that the land was pleasant; and he bowed his shoulder to bear [his burdens] and became a servant to tribute [subjected to forced labor].

American Standard Version (1901)

And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.

Common English Bible

He saw that a resting place was good and that the land was pleasant. He lowered his shoulder to haul loads and joined the work gangs.

Catholic Public Domain Version

He saw that rest would be good, and that the land was excellent. And so he bent his shoulder to carry, and he became a servant under tribute.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent. And he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute.

Genesis 49:15 Cross References

Genesis 49:14

“Yissasḵar is a strong donkey lying down between two burdens,

Genesis 49:16

“Dan rightly rules his people as one of the tribes of Yisra’ĕl.

2 Samuel 7:1

And it came to be when the sovereign was dwelling in his house, and יהוה had given him rest from all his enemies all around,

Psalm 81:6

He says, “I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the hard worker rules, But the lazy is put to compulsory labour.

Isaiah 31:8

“And Ashshur shall fall by a sword not of man, and a sword not of mankind shall devour him. But he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become slave labour,

Ezekiel 29:18

“Son of man, Neḇuḵaḏretstsar sovereign of Baḇel made his army to serve a great service against Tsor, every head was made bald and every shoulder worn bare. But he and his army received no reward from Tsor, for the service he served against it.

Matthew 23:4

“For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders, but with their finger they do not wish to move them.

Joshua 14:15

Now the name of Ḥeḇron was formerly Qiryath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anaqim). And the land had rest from fighting.

Judges 3:11

and the land had rest for forty years. Then Othni’ĕl son of Qenaz died,