Genesis Chapter 49 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 49:15

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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BBE Genesis 49:15

And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant.
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DARBY Genesis 49:15

And he saw the rest that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And was a tributary servant.
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KJV Genesis 49:15

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.
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WBT Genesis 49:15

And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute.
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WEB Genesis 49:15

He saw a resting-place, that it was good, The land, that it was pleasant; He bows his shoulder to the burden, And becomes a servant doing forced labor.
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YLT Genesis 49:15

And he seeth rest that `it is' good, And the land that `it is' pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) A servant unto tribute.--Heb., task-work. It means service paid in actual labour, such as was exacted by Solomon of the descendants of the Canaanites (1Kings 9:21, where the phrase used here is translated "a tribute of bondservice;" and 2Chronicles 8:8). In the Middle Ages this forced labour--called" service without wages in Jeremiah 22:13Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHe sawוַיַּ֤רְא (way·yar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seethatכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionhis resting placeמְנֻחָה֙ (mə·nu·ḥāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4496: Repose, peacefully, consolation, an abodewas goodט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodand thatכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionhis landהָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landwas pleasant,נָעֵ֑מָה (nā·‘ê·māh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 5276: To be pleasant, delightful, or lovelyso he bentוַיֵּ֤ט (way·yêṭ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bendhis shoulderשִׁכְמוֹ֙ (šiḵ·mōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7926: The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hillto the burdenלִסְבֹּ֔ל (lis·bōl)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5445: To carry, be burdensome, to be gravidand submittedוַיְהִ֖י (way·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beto laborלְמַס־ (lə·mas-)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4522: Body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdomas a servant.עֹבֵֽד׃ (‘ō·ḇêḏ)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslaveJump to PreviousBear Bowed Bows Burden Forced Good Inclineth Labor Pleasant Pleasing Rest Resting Resting-Place Servant Shoulder Slave Task-Work Tributary Tribute Weights