Genesis 49:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁵ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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)

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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

Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:

Genesis 49:16

Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:1

And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

Psalm 81:6

I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from the basket.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Isaiah 31:8

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him: and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary.

Ezekiel 29:18

Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it:

Matthew 23:4

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.

Joshua 14:15

Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.