Genesis 49:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.”
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BSBPD
“The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And embitter him--yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 49:23 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
- Genesis 37:18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
- Genesis 37:24and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
- Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Genesis 39:7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
- Genesis 42:21Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
- Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- Psalms 118:13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
- John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
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