New International Version (©1984) When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.New American Standard Bible (©1995) "When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens, And became a slave at forced labor. GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) When he sees that his resting place is good and that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden and will become a slave laborer. 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. American King James Version And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute. American Standard Version And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork. Bible in Basic English And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant. Douay-Rheims Bible He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent: and he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute. Darby Bible Translation And he saw the rest that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And was a tributary servant. English Revised Version And he saw a resting place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork. Webster's Bible Translation And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute. World English Bible He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor. 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. |