Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility. New Living Translation Archers attacked him savagely; they shot at him and harassed him. English Standard Version The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him severely, Berean Standard Bible The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility. King James Bible The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: New King James Version The archers have bitterly grieved him, Shot at him and hated him. New American Standard Bible “The archers provoked him, And shot at him and were hostile toward him; NASB 1995 “The archers bitterly attacked him, And shot at him and harassed him; NASB 1977 “The archers bitterly attacked him, And shot at him and harassed him; Legacy Standard Bible And the archers bitterly attacked him and shot at him, And they bore a grudge against him; Amplified Bible “The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him; They have shot [at him] and harassed him. Christian Standard Bible The archers attacked him, shot at him, and were hostile toward him. Holman Christian Standard Bible The archers attacked him, shot at him, and were hostile toward him. American Standard Version The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they contended with him, and they have increased and the Lords of armies envied him: Brenton Septuagint Translation Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached him, and the archers pressed hard upon him. Contemporary English Version Enemies attacked with arrows, refusing to show mercy. Douay-Rheims Bible But they that held darts provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him. English Revised Version The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him: GOD'S WORD® Translation Archers provoked him, shot at him, and attacked him. Good News Translation His enemies attack him fiercely And pursue him with their bows and arrows. International Standard Version Even though enemies attacked him, shooting at him and pursuing him viciously, JPS Tanakh 1917 The archers have dealt bitterly with him, And shot at him, and hated him; Literal Standard Version And embitter him indeed, they have striven, | Indeed, archers hate him; Majority Standard Bible The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility. New American Bible Harrying him and shooting, the archers opposed him; NET Bible The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him. New Revised Standard Version The archers fiercely attacked him; they shot at him and pressed him hard. New Heart English Bible The archers will attack him with bitterness, and shoot at him, and harass him. Webster's Bible Translation The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: World English Bible The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him: Young's Literal Translation And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Blesses His Sons…22Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall. 23The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility. 24Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,… Cross References Genesis 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful vine--a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall. Genesis 49:24 Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, Treasury of Scripture The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: Genesis 37:4,18,24,28 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him… Genesis 39:7-20 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me… Genesis 42:21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. Jump to Previous Archers Arrows Attacked Bitterly Bitterness Cruelly Dealt Embitter Fiercely Grieved Harassed Hate Hated Hostility Persecute Provoked Shot Sorely Striven Troubled WoundingJump to Next Archers Arrows Attacked Bitterly Bitterness Cruelly Dealt Embitter Fiercely Grieved Harassed Hate Hated Hostility Persecute Provoked Shot Sorely Striven Troubled WoundingGenesis 49 1. Jacob calls his sons to bless them.3. Their blessing in particular. 29. He charges them about his burial. 33. He dies. (23) The archers.--Naturally Jacob next describes the sorrows of Joseph's youth, but in poetical terms, so as not to wound the feelings of his brethren, or rouse up thoughts of vengeance in Joseph's own mind. Thus be compares him to a warrior, too mighty for his enemies to close with in open conflict, but whom they harass from a distance. "Hated him" would be better translated, laid snares for him, were guilty of treachery and deceit. Hebrew The archersבַּעֲלֵ֥י (ba·‘ă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner attacked him with bitterness, וַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּ (way·mā·ră·ru·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 4843: To be, bitter and aimed וָרֹ֑בּוּ (wā·rōb·bū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7232: To multiply ten thousand times in hostility. וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּ (way·yiś·ṭə·mu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 7852: To bear a grudge or cherish animosity against Links Genesis 49:23 NIVGenesis 49:23 NLT Genesis 49:23 ESV Genesis 49:23 NASB Genesis 49:23 KJV Genesis 49:23 BibleApps.com Genesis 49:23 Biblia Paralela Genesis 49:23 Chinese Bible Genesis 49:23 French Bible Genesis 49:23 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 49:23 The archers have sorely grieved him shot (Gen. 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