Genesis 49:23

The mighty men, the men of division, were bitter against him; they afflicted him and sorely grieved him

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22Joseph is my son who shall increase, my son who shall be blessed, as a vine planted by a fountain of waters. Two tribes will come forth from his sons, and they shall receive a portion and inheritance.

24And his prophecy shall be fulfilled in them, because he was faithful to the law in secret, and set his confidence firmly. Therefore was gold laid upon his arm, and the kingdom was strengthened and confirmed. This was to him from the mighty God of Jacob, who by His Word pastureth the fathers and the children of the seed of Israel.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:4And his brothers saw that their father loved him better than all his brethren, and they hated him, and were not willing to speak with him peaceably.

Genesis 37:24And they took him and cast him into the pit; but the pit was empty, no water was in it.

Genesis 39:7And it was after these things that the wife of his master lifted up her eyes to Joseph, and said, Lie 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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