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Genesis 49:15
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.
Genesis 49:15 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Genesis 49:15 in other translations
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.
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.
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.
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In context
12 His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.
13 Zabulon shall dwell on the seashore, and in the road of ships, reaching as far as Sidon.
14 Issachar shall be a strong ass, lying down between the borders.
15 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.
16 Dan shall judge his people like another tribe in Israel.
17 Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, that his rider may fall backward.
18 I will look for thy salvation, O Lord.
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