Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Even though enemies attacked him, shooting at him and pursuing him viciously,
New American Standard Bible
And shot at him and harassed him;
King James Version
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Holman Bible
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.
A Conservative Version
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and persecute him,
American Standard Version
The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecute him:
Amplified
“The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him;
They have shot [at him] and harassed him.
Bible in Basic English
He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:
Darby Translation
The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
Julia Smith Translation
This adversary will embitter him, and the lords of the arrows will lie in wait.
King James 2000
The archers have fiercely attacked him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Lexham Expanded Bible
{The archers} fiercely attacked him. They shot arrows [at him] and were hostile to him.
Modern King James verseion
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and an archer lurks for him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The shooters have envied him and chide with him and hated him,
NET Bible
The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.
New Heart English Bible
The archers have sorely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:
The Emphasized Bible
So they attack him and have shot, - So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows.
Webster
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
World English Bible
The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:
Youngs Literal Translation
And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;
Themes
jacob » His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons » Joseph
The tribe of Manasseh » Predictions respecting
Parents » Paternal blessings of » jacob
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 49:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons
22 "Joseph is descended from a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine planted near springs of water. His branches climb over walls. 23 Even though enemies attacked him, shooting at him and pursuing him viciously, 24 nevertheless his bow remained steady and his arms kept in shape by the strength of Jacob's Mighty One, in the name of the Shepherd, Israel's Rock,
Cross References
Genesis 37:24
They grabbed him and tossed him into the cistern, but the cistern was empty. (There was no water in it.)
Genesis 37:28
So Judah's brothers listened to him. As the Midianite merchants were passing through, they extracted Joseph from the cistern and sold Joseph for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who then took Joseph down to Egypt.
Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongues like swords, and aim their bitter words like arrows,
Genesis 37:4
When Joseph's brothers realized that their father loved him more than all of his brothers, they hated him so much that they were unable to speak politely to him.
Genesis 37:18
Now as soon as they saw him approaching from a distance, before he arrived they plotted together to kill him.
Genesis 39:7-20
Now Joseph was well built and good looking. That's why, sometime later, Joseph's master's wife looked straight at Joseph and propositioned him: "Come on! Let's have a little sex!"
Genesis 42:21
"We're all guilty because of what we did to our brother!" they told each other. "We kept on watching his suffering while he pleaded with us! We're in this mess because we wouldn't listen!"
Psalm 118:13
Indeed, you oppressed me so much that I nearly fell, but the LORD helped me.
John 16:33
I have told you this so that through me you may have peace. In the world you'll have trouble, but be courageous I've overcome the world!"
Acts 14:22
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. "We must endure many hardships," they said, "to get into the kingdom of God."