“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.”
Genesis 49:15 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 49:1514 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּ֤רְאwayarəʾ
and he sawconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
מְנֻחָה֙mənuḥāh
a resting placenounH4496
ease · quiet · rest · still
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
ט֔וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
הָ/אָ֖רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the landparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
נָעֵ֑מָהnāʿēmāh
it was pleasantverbH5276
be delight · be pleasant · be sweet
וַ/יֵּ֤טwayēṭ
and he bent downconjH5186
afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···
שִׁכְמ/וֹ֙šikəmwō
shoulder hisnounH7926
consent · portion · shoulder
לִ/סְבֹּ֔לlisəbōl
to carry a loadpronH5445
be a burden · carry · strong to labour
וַ/יְהִ֖יwayəhiy
and he becameconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
לְ/מַסləmas
forced labor ofpronH4522
levy · task · tribute
עֹבֵֽדʿōbēd
laboringverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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