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The archersבַּעֲלֵי חִצִּיםbitterly attacked him,וַיְמָרֲרֻהוּshot at him,וָרֹבּוּand harassed him;וַיִּשְׂטְמֻהוּ
Genesis 49:23
Study it in the app“The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:23, word by word
- The archersבַּעֲלֵיbaale
one having
Literally "lord of": one marked by something, like the "lord of dreams", a dreamer.
Where else “baale” appears- The archersחִצִּיםchitsim
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitsim” appears- bitterly attacked himיְמָרֲרֻyemararu
harass
To attack someone fiercely, to harass him without respite.
Where else “yemararu” appears- shot at himרֹבּוּrobu
shoot
To let arrows fly at someone.
Where else “robu” appears- and harassed himיִּשְׂטְמֻyistmu
bear a grudge
Bear a grudge, hate with a desire to do harm.
Where else “yistmu” appears
The context
22Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; its branches run over the wall.
23 · This verse (above)
24but his bow remained steady, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, from there, the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?