King James Version
Genesis 49:15 in the King James Version says “And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant u...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 49 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
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.
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. an adder: Heb. an arrow-snake
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he saw”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“that rest”
H4496repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“was good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“and bowed”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“his shoulder”
H7926the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
“to bear”
H5445to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“unto tribute”
H4522properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e., a tax in the form of forced labor
“and became a servant”
H5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
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