Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and that the land was pleasant,
so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load
and became a forced laborer.
International Standard Version
He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant; he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor."
A Conservative Version
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 task work.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“When he saw that the resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear [burdens],
And became a servant at forced labor.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will see the rest that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and he extended his shoulder to bear, and he will be a servant to tribute.
King James 2000
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 forced labor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He saw a resting place that [was] good, and land that [was] pleasant. So he bowed his shoulder to the burden and became a servant of forced labor.
Modern King James verseion
And he saw that rest was good and that the land was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a tribute-slave.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and saw that rest was good and the land that it was pleasant, and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
NET Bible
When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Then beholdeth he rest, that it is good, And the ground that it is pleasant, - So he bendeth his shoulder to bear, And becometh a tributary servant.
Webster
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
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Fond of ease
Issachar » A son of jacob » Jacob's prophetic benedictions upon
The tribe of issachar » Predictions respecting
jacob » His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons » Issachar
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 49:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons
14 Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles. 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. 16 Dan will judge his people, As another of the tribes of Israel.
Cross References
Joshua 14:15
Now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; the great man among the Anakim. And the land rested from war.
Judges 3:11
So the land had rest forty years. Then Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz died.
2 Samuel 7:1
And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies,
Psalm 81:6
I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
Ezekiel 29:18
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to do hard service against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he from Tyre no wages, nor his army, for the service that he had served against it.
Matthew 23:4
but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.