Genesis 49:15 - Revised Version 1885 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. More versionsKing 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. |