Genesis 49:23

His enemies were angry with him and wanted to fight him. They shot a lot of arrows at him.

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In The King James Version

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

In Context

22Joseph is like a grapevine that grows a lot of fruit. That strong vine gets its water from a spring, and its branches grow over the wall.

24But his arms were strong. And he aimed his bow to shoot arrows back at them. God is the Most Powerful one, he is the one who leads Israel. He is the one who keeps Israel safe, he is the one who makes Joseph strong.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:24and pushed him into one of the deep wells in the ground. These wells used to have water in them, but now they were empty and dry.

Genesis 39:7Potifar's wife looked at Joseph and saw that he was strong and good looking, and she wanted him. One day she said to him, “Come to bed with me.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:23-28

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… Read the whole commentary →

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