Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe 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. Young's Literal Translation And he seeth rest that [it is] good, And the land that [it is] pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant. King James Bible And he saw that rest [was] good, and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. Hebrew He sawוַיַּ֤רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction his resting place מְנֻחָה֙ (mə·nu·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4496: Repose, peacefully, consolation, an abode was good ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction his land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land was pleasant, נָעֵ֑מָה (nā·‘ê·māh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5276: To be pleasant, delightful, or lovely so he bent וַיֵּ֤ט (way·yêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend his shoulder שִׁכְמוֹ֙ (šiḵ·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7926: The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill to the burden לִסְבֹּ֔ל (lis·bōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5445: To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid and submitted וַיְהִ֖י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to labor לְמַס־ (lə·mas-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4522: Body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdom as a servant. עֹבֵֽד׃ (‘ō·ḇêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave |
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