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.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

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.