Genesis 49:23
What does Genesis 49:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 49:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:
KJV
King James Version · 1611The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And embitter him--yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:4
And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
- Genesis 37:18
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- Genesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
- Genesis 37:28
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Genesis 37:24
and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
- Genesis 42:21
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
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