Genesis 49:23
“The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him.”
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Genesis 49:23 Context
21¶ Naphtali is a hinde let loose: He giueth goodly words. 22¶ Ioseph is a fruitfull bough, euen a fruitfull bough by a well, whose branches runne ouer the wall. 23The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him. 24But his bow abode in strength, and the armes of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the mighty God of Iacob: from thence is the Sheapheard, the stone of Israel, 25Euen by the God of thy father who shall helpe thee, and by the Almightie, who shall blesse thee with blessings of heauen aboue, blessings of the deepe that lyeth vnder, blessings of the breasts and of the wombe.
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Other Translations for Genesis 49:23
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:
- King James Version
"The archers bitterly attacked him, And shot {at him} and harassed him;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecute him:
- American Standard Version (1901)
He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:
- Basic English Bible
The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
- Darby Bible
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
- Webster's Bible
The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:
- World English Bible
And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;
- Youngs Literal Bible
The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 49:23
49:23 The archer have sorely grieved him - Tho' he now lived at ease and in honour, Jacob minds him of the difficulties he had formerly waded through. He had many enemies here called archers, being skilful to do mischief; they hated him, they shot their poisonous darts at him. His brethren were spiteful towards him, mocked him, stripped him, sold him, thought they had been the death of him. His mistress sorely grieved him, and shot at him, when she solicited his chastity; and then shot at him by her false accusations.