Genesis 49:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“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
וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see
מְנֻחָהmənuḥāhRepose
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
טוֹבṭwōvGood
וְאֶתwəʾet—
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
נָעֵמָהnāʿēmāhBe agreeable
וַיֵּטwayēṭAnd stretch
שִׁכְמוֹšiḵəmwōNeck
לִסְבֹּלlisəbōlTo carry
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
לְמַסləmasTo burden
עֹבֵדʿōvēdWork
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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