Genesis 49:23
So they attack him and have shot,—So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
In Context
22A fruitful bough, is Joseph, A fruitful bough over a fountain,—Branches creeping over a wall.
Cross References
Genesis 37:4So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,
Genesis 37:24and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
Genesis 39:7And it came to pass after these things, that his lord’s wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph,—and she said—Come! lie with me.
Psalms 64:3Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow—a bitter word;
John 16:33These things, have I spoken unto you, that, in me, ye may have, peace: In the world, ye have, tribulation; but be taking courage,—I, have overcome the world.
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 →