New International Version
When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.

New Living Translation
When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.

English Standard Version
He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor.

Berean Standard Bible
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
He saw that rest was good, And that the land was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, And became a band of slaves.

New American Standard Bible
“When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to carry burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.

NASB 1995
“When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.

NASB 1977
“When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, So he bowed his shoulder to bear burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.

Amplified Bible
“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.

Christian Standard Bible
He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load and became a forced laborer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load and became a forced laborer.

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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he saw his dwelling, that it is beautiful, and his land is good, and he bowed his shoulder to servitude and it was for tribute.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And having seen the resting place that it was good, and the land that it was fertile, he subjected his shoulder to labour, and became a husbandman.

Contemporary English Version
You found them so pleasant that you worked too hard and became a slave.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent: and he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute.

English Revised 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he sees that his resting place is good and that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden and will become a slave laborer.

Good News Translation
But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave.

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."

JPS Tanakh 1917
For 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

Literal Standard Version
And he sees rest, that [it is] good, | And the land, that [it is] pleasant, | And he inclines his shoulder to bear, | And is a servant for tribute.

Majority Standard Bible
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.

New American Bible
When he saw how good a settled life was, and how pleasant the land, He bent his shoulder to the burden and became a toiling serf.

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 Revised Standard Version
he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to the burden, and became a slave at forced labor.

New Heart English Bible
When he sees a good resting place, that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden, and become a slave doing forced labor.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Young's 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.

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