Genesis 49:23
The shoters haue envyed him and chyde with him ad hated him
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 37:4When his brothren sawe that their father loued him more than all his brethern they hated him and coude not speke one kynde worde vnto him.
Genesis 37:24and they toke him and cast him in to a pytt: But the pytt was emptie and had no water therein.
Genesis 39:7And it fortuned after this that his masters wife cast hir eyes vpon Ioseph and sayde come lye with me.
John 16:33These wordes have I spoke vnto you yt in me ye might have peace. For in ye worlde shall ye have tribulacio: but be of good cheare I have over come the worlde.
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 →