Genesis 49:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:”
Genesis 49:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 49:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 49:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 49:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:”
Genesis 49:23 — World English Bible
Genesis 49:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him: ”
Genesis 49:23 — American Standard Version
Genesis 49:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And embitter him--yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;”
Genesis 49:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 49:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him; ”
Genesis 49:23 — Darby Translation
Genesis 49:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the archers grieued him, and shotte against him and hated him.”
Genesis 49:23 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 49:23 in Context — Genesis 49
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
What Does Genesis 49:23 Mean?
Genesis 49:23 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 49. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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