NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And he sawra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. that rest mnuwchah (men-oo-khaw') repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode -- comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still. was good towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun and the land 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. that it was pleasant na`em (naw-ame') to be agreeable -- pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet. and bowed natah (naw-taw') to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. his shoulder shkem (shek-em') the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill -- back, consent, portion, shoulder. to bear cabal (saw-bal') to carry, or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid -- bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour. and became a servant `abad (aw-bad') to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. unto tribute mac (mas) a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor -- discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "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. 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. 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. 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." 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. 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. King James 2000 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 forced labor. Links Genesis 49:15Genesis 49:15 NIV Genesis 49:15 NLT Genesis 49:15 ESV Genesis 49:15 NASB Genesis 49:15 KJV |