Genesis 49:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֤רְא מְנֻחָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב וְאֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ כִּ֣י נָעֵ֑מָה וַיֵּ֤ט שִׁכְמוֹ֙ לִסְבֹּ֔ל וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־עֹבֵֽד

Transliteration

wə-yarʾ mənuḥāh that ṭôb and-ʾet-the-ʾāreṣ that nāʿēmāh wə-yēṭ šikmô to-ləbōl wa-yəhî to-mas-ʿōbēd

Grammar Details

*wə-yarʾ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he saw
*mənuḥāh*: noun feminine singular - resting place
*ṭôb*: adjective masculine singular - good/pleasant
*ʾāreṣ*: noun feminine singular with definite article - the land
*nāʿēmāh*: Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it was pleasant
*wə-yēṭ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he bent
*šikmô*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his shoulder
*ləbōl*: Qal infinitive construct - to bear/carry
*wa-yəhî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he became
*mas*: noun masculine singular construct - forced laborer of
*ʿōbēd*: Qal participle masculine singular - serving/working

Word Meanings

*mənuḥāh*: resting place/rest/settling place
*ṭôb*: good/pleasant/agreeable
*nāʿēmāh*: it was pleasant/lovely/delightful
*šikmô*: his shoulder/back
*ləbōl*: to bear/carry/burden
*mas-ʿōbēd*: forced laborer/slave at forced labor/tribute-giving servant

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 14:15 : 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Judg 3:11 : 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
2 Sam 7:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
Ps 81:6 : 6 I removed{H8689)} his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered{H8799)} from the pots.
Ezek 29:18 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
Matt 23:4 : 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

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