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Genesis 49:23–24

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23The archers cbitterly attacked him,

shot at him, and harassed him severely,

24yet dhis bow remained unmoved;

his arms6 were made agile

by the hands of the eMighty One of Jacob

(from there is fthe Shepherd,7 gthe Stone of Israel),

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Footnotes

  1. 6Hebrew the arms of his hands
  2. 7Or by the name of the Shepherd

Cross references

  1. c[ch. 37:24, 28; 39:20]
  2. dJob 29:20
  3. ePs. 132:2, 5; Isa. 1:24
  4. fPs. 23:1; 80:1
  5. gIsa. 28:16; Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:4; [Deut. 32:4]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With bitterness archers attacked him;

they shot at him with hostility.

But his bow remained steady,

his strong arms stayed limber,

because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,

because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The archers attacked him,

shot at him, and were hostile toward him.

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,

NLTNew Living Translation

Archers attacked him savagely;

they shot at him and harassed him.

But his bow remained taut,

and his arms were strengthened

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The archers fiercely attacked him.

They shot arrows at him and were hostile to him.

But his bow remained in a steady position;

his arms were made agile

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob.

From there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

The archers have sorely grieved him,

And shot at him, and hated him:

But his bow abode in strength,

And the arms of his hands were made strong

By the hands of the mighty God of Jacob;

(From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)