Genesis

Genesis 49:14–15

¹⁴Issachar is a strong donkey,

lying down between the sheepfolds.^e

¹⁵He 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.

Footnotes

e 49:14 Or saddlebags or hearths

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Genesis 49:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Issachar	יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר	yiś·śā·š·ḵār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3485 Issachar
a strong	גָּ֑רֶם	gā·rem	Noun - masculine singular	H1634 bone, strength, self
donkey	חֲמֹ֣ר	ḥă·mōr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2543 heap
lying down	רֹבֵ֖ץ	rō·ḇêṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the sheepfolds	הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃	ham·miš·pə·ṯā·yim	Article; Noun - md	H4942 stall

Genesis 49:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He saw	וַיַּ֤רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his resting place	מְנֻחָה֙	mə·nu·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4496 resting-place, rest
was good	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
was pleasant	נָעֵ֑מָה	nā·‘ê·māh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5276 be pleasant, delightful, lovely
so he bent	וַיֵּ֤ט	way·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his shoulder	שִׁכְמוֹ֙	šiḵ·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7926 shoulder
to the burden	לִסְבֹּ֔ל	lis·bōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5445 bear
and submitted	וַיְהִ֖י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to labor	לְמַס־	lə·mas-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang
as a servant	עֹבֵֽד׃ס	‘ō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5647 work, serve

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Genesis 49:14 Genesis 30:18 · 1 Chronicles 12:32 · Deuteronomy 33:18 · Joshua 19:17–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.