Genesis 49:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He 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 saw
וַיַּ֤רְא (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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