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and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He saw that rest <i>was</i> good, And that the land <i>was</i> pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear <i>a burden,</i> And became a band of slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to carry <i>burdens,</i> And became a slave at forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear <i>burdens</i>, And became a slave at forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, So he bowed his shoulder to bear <i>burdens</i>, And became a slave at forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When he saw that the resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear [burdens], And became a servant at forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load and became a forced laborer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load and became a forced laborer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You found them so pleasant that you worked too hard and became a slave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he saw a resting place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When he sees that his resting place is good and that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden and will become a slave laborer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant; he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he sees a good resting place, that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden, and become a slave doing forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he sees rest, that [it is] good, "" And the land, that [it is] pleasant, "" And he inclines his shoulder to bear, "" And is a servant for tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he seeth rest that it is good, And the land that it is pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will see the rest that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and he extended his shoulder to bear, and he will be a servant to tribute.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent: and he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He saw that rest would be good, and that the land was excellent. And so he bent his shoulder to carry, and he became a servant under tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he saw how good a settled life was, and how pleasant the land, He bent his shoulder to the burden and became a toiling serf. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to the burden, and became a slave at forced labor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he saw that his dwelling place was good, and his land fertile; and he bowed his shoulder to servitude, and became a servant to tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he saw his dwelling, that it is beautiful, and his land is good, and he bowed his shoulder to servitude and it was for tribute.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under task-work<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And having seen the resting place that it was good, and the land that it was fertile, he subjected his shoulder to labour, and became a husbandman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/49-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=12912" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/49.htm">Jacob Blesses His Sons</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">He saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4496.htm" title="4496: mə·nu·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Resting place, rest. Or mnuchah; feminine of Manowach; repose or peacefully; figuratively, consolation; hence an abode.">his resting place</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">was good</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and that</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">his land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5276.htm" title="5276: nā·‘ê·māh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be pleasant, delightful, or lovely. A primitive root; to be agreeable.">was pleasant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: way·yêṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">so he bent</a> <a href="/hebrew/7926.htm" title="7926: šiḵ·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Shoulder. From shakam; the neck as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill.">his shoulder</a> <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm" title="5445: lis·bōl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To bear (a heavy load). A primitive root; to carry, or be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid.">to the burden</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and submitted</a> <a href="/hebrew/4522.htm" title="4522: lə·mas- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or mic; from macac; properly, a burden, i.e. A tax in the form of forced labor.">to labor</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">as a servant.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-18.htm">Deuteronomy 33:18-19</a></span><br />Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents. / They will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-15.htm">Judges 5:15-16</a></span><br />The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision. / Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-32.htm">1 Chronicles 12:32</a></span><br />From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Hosea 10:11</a></span><br />Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12</a></span><br />to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-11</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. / Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a></span><br />He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7</a></span><br />Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm">1 Kings 4:20</a></span><br />The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a></span><br />Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">1 Kings 4:29</a></span><br />And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-34.htm">1 Kings 4:34</a></span><br />So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute.</p><p class="hdg">rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a></b></br> And the name of Hebron before <i>was</i> Kirjatharba; <i>which Arba was</i> a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/3-11.htm">Judges 3:11</a></b></br> And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">2 Samuel 7:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;</p><p class="hdg">bowed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6</a></b></br> I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Ezekiel 29:18</a></b></br> Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head <i>was</i> made bald, and every shoulder <i>was</i> peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a></b></br> For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay <i>them</i> on men's shoulders; but they <i>themselves</i> will not move them with one of their fingers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/46-5.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/genesis/48-12.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/revelation/2-24.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/genesis/46-29.htm">Good</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Inclineth</a> <a href="/genesis/38-28.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/genesis/34-18.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/24-46.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Task-Work</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Tributary</a> <a href="/romans/13-7.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Weights</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/exodus/18-22.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Inclineth</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/exodus/12-34.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Task-Work</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-11.htm">Tributary</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">Weights</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Jacob calls his sons to bless them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Their blessing in particular.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">He charges them about his burial.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">He dies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/49.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/49.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He saw that his resting place was good</b><br>This phrase reflects the tribe of Issachar's contentment with their inheritance in the Promised Land. The land allotted to Issachar was fertile and productive, located in the Jezreel Valley, which was known for its agricultural richness. This contentment can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual rest and satisfaction found in God's provision. The idea of a "resting place" also connects to the broader biblical theme of rest, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>, where believers are encouraged to enter God's rest through faith.<p><b>and that his land was pleasant</b><br>The pleasantness of the land indicates not only its physical beauty and fertility but also its strategic importance. The region was a key trade route, which brought prosperity. This aligns with the biblical principle that God provides abundantly for His people. The pleasantness of the land can also be seen as a type of the eternal inheritance promised to believers, as described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>, where the new heaven and new earth are depicted as a place of ultimate beauty and peace.<p><b>so he bent his shoulder to the burden</b><br>This phrase suggests a willingness to work hard and bear burdens. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, agricultural labor was a common and necessary part of life. Issachar's willingness to work reflects a humble acceptance of their role and responsibilities. This can be compared to the call for believers to bear one another's burdens in <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a>, demonstrating a life of service and dedication.<p><b>and submitted to labor as a servant</b><br>The submission to labor as a servant highlights the tribe's role in serving others, possibly indicating their involvement in supporting other tribes through their agricultural produce. This servitude can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ, who came not to be served but to serve (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). It also reflects the Christian call to servanthood, as Jesus taught in <a href="/john/13-14.htm">John 13:14-15</a>, where He washed the disciples' feet as an example of humble service.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/issachar.htm">Issachar</a></b><br>The verse is part of Jacob's blessing to his sons, specifically addressing Issachar. Issachar is described metaphorically as a strong donkey, indicating strength and endurance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch who is blessing his sons before his death. His blessings are prophetic and reveal the future of the tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land that is described as "pleasant" and "good," which is the Promised Land where the tribes of Israel will eventually settle.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tribes_of_israel.htm">The Tribes of Israel</a></b><br>Issachar's descendants become one of the twelve tribes of Israel, known for their labor and agricultural contributions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_blessing.htm">Prophetic Blessing</a></b><br>This event is part of Jacob's prophetic blessings over his sons, which have implications for the future of the nation of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_responsibility.htm">Contentment and Responsibility</a></b><br>Issachar's willingness to "bend his shoulder to the burden" teaches us about the importance of contentment with our circumstances and the responsibility to work diligently.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_choices.htm">Discernment in Choices</a></b><br>The decision to settle in a "pleasant" land reflects the need for discernment in choosing where and how we invest our efforts and resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/service_and_sacrifice.htm">Service and Sacrifice</a></b><br>The submission to "forced labor" can be seen as a call to serve others and sacrifice personal comfort for the greater good, reflecting Christ-like humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_in_humility.htm">Strength in Humility</a></b><br>The metaphor of a "strong donkey" suggests that true strength is found in humility and service, aligning with Jesus' teaching on servant leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_times.htm">Understanding the Times</a></b><br>Like the men of Issachar, we are called to understand the times and act wisely, applying biblical principles to contemporary challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_heal_on_the_sabbath.htm">Is there work in Heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_interpret_'israel_of_god'_in_gal._6_16.htm">How do we interpret the phrase 'the Israel of God' (Galatians 6:16) without contradicting Old Testament references to Israel's unique covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ravens_doves_survive_in_the_flood.htm">In Genesis 8:7-9, how do ravens and doves survive and find food and rest if the land was still mostly flooded?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_memorize_bible_verses_well.htm">What role did Issachar play among Jacob's sons?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">A servant unto tribute.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">task-work. </span>It means service paid in actual labour, such as was exacted by Solomon of the descendants of the Canaanites (<a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm" title="Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, on those did Solomon levy a tribute of slavery to this day.">1Kings 9:21</a>, where the phrase used here is translated "a tribute of bondservice;" and <a href="/2_chronicles/8-8.htm" title="But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.">2Chronicles 8:8</a>). In the Middle Ages this forced labour--called" service without wages in <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm" title="Woe to him that builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that uses his neighbor's service without wages, and gives him not for his work;">Jeremiah 22:13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/49-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤רְא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his resting place</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנֻחָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·nu·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4496.htm">Strong's 4496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Repose, peacefully, consolation, an abode</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was good</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֔וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was pleasant,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָעֵ֑מָה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·‘ê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5276.htm">Strong's 5276: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleasant, delightful, or lovely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so he bent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֤ט</span> <span class="translit">(way·yêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his shoulder</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁכְמוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šiḵ·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7926.htm">Strong's 7926: </a> </span><span class="str2">The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the burden</span><br /><span class="heb">לִסְבֹּ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(lis·bōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5445.htm">Strong's 5445: </a> </span><span class="str2">To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and submitted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to labor</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַס־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mas-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4522.htm">Strong's 4522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a servant.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹבֵֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 49:15 He saw a resting place that it (Gen. 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