Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.

New American Standard Bible

“The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed him;

King James Version

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

International Standard Version

Even though enemies attacked him, shooting at him and pursuing him viciously,

A Conservative Version

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and persecute him,

American Standard Version

The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecute him:

Amplified


“The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him;
They have shot [at him] and harassed him.

Bible in Basic English

He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:

Darby Translation

The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;

Julia Smith Translation

This adversary will embitter him, and the lords of the arrows will lie in wait.

King James 2000

The archers have fiercely attacked him, and shot at him, and hated him:

Lexham Expanded Bible

{The archers} fiercely attacked him. They shot arrows [at him] and were hostile to him.

Modern King James verseion

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and an archer lurks for him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The shooters have envied him and chide with him and hated him,

NET Bible

The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.

New Heart English Bible

The archers have sorely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:

The Emphasized Bible

So they attack him and have shot, - So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows.

Webster

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 persecute him:

Youngs Literal Translation

And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The archers
בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 85

and shot
רבב 
Rabab 
Usage: 2

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

22 Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine beside a spring;
its branches climb over the wall.
23 The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.
24 Yet his bow remained steady,
and his strong arms were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,


Cross References

Genesis 37:24

Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.

Genesis 37:28

When Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.

Psalm 64:3

who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,

Genesis 37:4

When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him.

Genesis 37:18

They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.

Genesis 39:7-20

After some time his master’s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

Genesis 42:21

Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.”

Psalm 118:13

You pushed me hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.

John 16:33

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”

Acts 14:22

strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”

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