Genesis 49:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Josh 14:15 : 15 In earlier times the name of Hebron had been Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
  • Judg 3:11 : 11 Then for forty years the land had peace, till the death of Othniel, the son of Kenaz.
  • 2 Sam 7:1 : 1 Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;
  • Ps 81:6 : 6 I took the weight from his back; his hands were made free from the baskets.
  • Ezek 29:18 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made his army do hard work against Tyre, and the hair came off every head and every arm was rubbed smooth: but he and his army got no payment out of Tyre for the hard work which he had done against it.
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.

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  • Gen 49:11-14
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    11 Knotting his ass's cord to the vine, and his young ass to the best vine; washing his robe in wine, and his clothing in the blood of grapes:

    12 His eyes will be dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

    13 The resting-place of Zebulun will be by the sea, and he will be a harbour for ships; the edge of his land will be by Zidon.

    14 Issachar is a strong ass stretched out among the flocks:

  • 16 Dan will be the judge of his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

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    18 And of Zebulun he said, Be glad, Zebulun, in your going out; and, Issachar, in your tents.

    19 They will send out the word for the people to come to the mountain, taking there the offerings of righteousness: for the store of the seas will be theirs, and the secret wealth of the sand.

  • 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

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    15 He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

    16 He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

    17 He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

  • 3 And it will be, in the day when the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your trouble, and from the hard yoke which they had put on you,

  • 24 But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:

  • 31 And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head.

  • 29 Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.

  • Lam 3:27-28
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    27 It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.

    28 Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.

  • 12 Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

  • 71 From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.

  • 52 And at these words, Abraham's servant went down on his face and gave praise to the Lord.

  • 2 They are bent down, they are falling together: they were not able to keep their images safe, but they themselves have been taken prisoner.

  • 28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing them; to every one he gave his blessing.

  • Gen 27:39-40
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    39 Then Isaac his father made answer and said to him, Far from the fertile places of the earth, and far from the dew of heaven on high will your living-place be:

    40 By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.

  • 29 Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.

  • 12 And of Benjamin he said, Benjamin is the loved one of the Lord, he will be kept safe at all times; he will be covered by the Most High, resting between his arms.

  • 6 I took the weight from his back; his hands were made free from the baskets.

  • 3 And he will take his place and give food to his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the glory of the name of the Lord his God; and their resting-place will be safe: for now he will be great to the ends of the earth.

  • 12 How is it possible for me by myself to be responsible for you, and undertake the weight of all your troubles and your arguments?

  • 3 And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;

  • 7 We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.

  • 26 And on the limit of Issachar, from the east side to the west side: Zebulun, one part.

  • 44 And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

  • 37 And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?

  • 15 Till the Lord has given your brothers rest, as he has given it to you, and they have taken their heritage in the land which the Lord your God is giving them: then you will go back to the land of your heritage which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you on the east side of Jordan.

  • 8 To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.

  • 4 And the nations had news of him; he was taken in the hole they had made: and, pulling him with hooks, they took him into the land of Egypt.

  • 5 Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant.

  • 16 These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.