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Genesis 49:23

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “The archers bitterly attacked him, And shot [at him] and harassed him;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— So they attack him, and have shot,—So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And embitter him—yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And the archers grieued him, and shotte against him and hated him.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— A company of men quarreled with him, and being great in numbers, envied him;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached [him], and the archers pressed hard upon him.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
The archers 1167
{1167} Prime
בַּעַל
ba`al
{bah'-al}
From H1166; a master; hence a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense.
2671
{2671} Prime
חֵץ
chets
{khayts}
From H2686; properly a piercer, that is, an arrow; by implication a wound; figuratively (of God) thunder bolt; (by interchange for H6086) the shaft of a spear.
have sorely grieved x4843
(4843) Complement
מָרַר
marar
{maw-rar'}
A primitive root; properly to trickle (see H4752); but used only as a denominative from H4751; to be (causatively make) bitter (literally or figuratively).
him, y4843
[4843] Standard
מָרַר
marar
{maw-rar'}
A primitive root; properly to trickle (see H4752); but used only as a denominative from H4751; to be (causatively make) bitter (literally or figuratively).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
and shot 7232
{7232} Prime
רָבַב
rabab
{raw-bab'}
A primitive root (rather identical with H7231 through the idea of projection); to shoot an arrow.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
[at him], and hated x7852
(7852) Complement
שָׂטַם
satam
{saw-tam'}
A primitive root; properly to lurk for, that is, persecute.
him: y7852
[7852] Standard
שָׂטַם
satam
{saw-tam'}
A primitive root; properly to lurk for, that is, persecute.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Genesis 49:22-27.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Genesis 49:23

The archer have sorely grieved him — Tho' he now lived at ease and in honour, Jacob minds him of the difficulties he had formerly waded through. He had many enemies here called archers, being skilful to do mischief; they hated him, they shot their poisonous darts at him. His brethren were spiteful towards him, mocked him, stripped him, sold him, thought they had been the death of him. His mistress sorely grieved him, and shot at him, when she solicited his chastity; and then shot at him by her false accusations.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Genesis 49:23

(r) The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:

(r) As his brethren when they were his enemies, Potiphar and others.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Genesis 37:4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Genesis 37:18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.
Genesis 37:28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 39:7-20 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. ... And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners [were] bound: and he was there in the prison.
Genesis 42:21 And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Psalms 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:
Psalms 118:13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 37:4, 18, 24, 28; 39:7; 42:21. Ps 64:3; 118:13. Jn 16:33. Ac 14:22.

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