Genesis 49:15 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And he saw	וַיַּ֤רְא	h7200
1	that rest	מְנֻחָה֙	h4496
2		כִּ֣י	h3588
3	was good	ט֔וֹב	h2896
4		וְאֶת	h853
5	and the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	h776
6		כִּ֣י	h3588
7	that it was pleasant	נָעֵ֑מָה	h5276
8	and bowed	וַיֵּ֤ט	h5186
9	his shoulder	שִׁכְמוֹ֙	h7926
10	to bear	לִסְבֹּ֔ל	h5445
11		וַיְהִ֖י	h1961
12	unto tribute	לְמַס	h4522
13	and became a servant	עֹבֵֽד׃	h5647

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.