Genesis 49:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁵ He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load and became a forced labourer.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 49:14

Issachar is a strong donkey lying down between the saddlebags.

Genesis 49:16

Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:1

When the king had settled into his palace  and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labour.

Isaiah 31:8

Then Assyria will fall, but not by human sword; a sword will devour him, but not one made by man. He will flee from the sword; his young men will be put to forced labour.

Ezekiel 29:18

‘Son of man, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made his army labour strenuously against Tyre.  Every head was made bald and every shoulder chafed, but he and his army received no compensation from Tyre for the labour he expended against it.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry   and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.

Joshua 14:15

Hebron’s name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.  After this, the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11

Then the land had peace for  forty years, and Othniel son of Kenaz died.