Genesis 49:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²³ The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and hated him:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Skilled archers have bitterly attacked and sorely worried him; they have shot at him and persecuted him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:

Common English Bible

²³ They attacked him fiercely and fired arrows; the archers attacked him furiously.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ But those who held darts, provoked him, and they contend with him, and they envied him.

Genesis 49:23 Cross References

Genesis 37:24

and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

Psalm 64:3

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:

Genesis 37:28

And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

John 16:33

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Psalm 118:13

Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall: But the LORD helped me.

Genesis 42:21

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Genesis 37:18

And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

Genesis 37:4

And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Genesis 49:22

Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.

Genesis 49:24

But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel,)