KJV
ASV
15. 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.
ESV
15. He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor.
ERVEN
15. He will see his land is pleasant and that his resting place is good. But he will agree to carry heavy loads; he will agree to work as a slave.
NLT
15. When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.
WEB
15. 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.
NET
15. When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.
NLV
15. He saw that a resting place was good and that the land was pleasing. So he made his shoulder ready to carry loads. He let himself be a servant.
HCSB
15. He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load and became a forced laborer.
YLT
15. 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.
LITV
15. And he saw a resting place that it was good, and that the land was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a tribute slave.
RV
15. 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.
NCV
15. When he sees his resting place is good and how pleasant his land is, he will put his back to the load and become a slave.
MKJV
15. And he saw that rest was good and that the land was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a tribute-slave.
AKJV
15. 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.
LXXEN
15. And having seen the resting place that it was good, and the land that it was fertile, he subjected his shoulder to labour, and became a husbandman.
KJV
15. 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.
AMP
15. And he saw that rest was good and that the land was pleasant; and he bowed his shoulder to bear [his burdens] and became a servant to tribute [subjected to forced labor].
KJVP
15. And he saw H7200 W-VIY3MS that H3588 CONJ rest H4496 [ was ] good H2896 AMS , and the land H776 D-GFS that H3588 CONJ [ it ] [ was ] pleasant H5276 ; and bowed H5186 W-VQY3MS his shoulder H7926 to bear H5445 , and became H1961 W-VQY3MS a servant H5647 unto tribute H4522 .
YLT
15. 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.
ASV
15. 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.
WEB
15. 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.
NASB
15. When he saw how good a settled life was, and how pleasant the country, He bent his shoulder to the burden and became a toiling serf.
ESV
15. He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor.
RV
15. 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.
RSV
15. he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a slave at forced labor.
NKJV
15. He saw that rest [was] good, And that the land [was] pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear [a burden,] And became a band of slaves.
MKJV
15. And he saw that rest was good and that the land was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a tribute-slave.
AKJV
15. 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.
NRSV
15. he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to the burden, and became a slave at forced labor.
NIV
15. 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 labour.
NIRV
15. He sees how good his resting place is. He sees that his land is pleasant. So he'll carry a heavy load on his back. He will obey when he's forced to work.
NLT
15. When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.
MSG
15. When he saw how good the place was, how pleasant the country, He gave up his freedom and went to work as a slave.
GNB
15. But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave.
NET
15. When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.
ERVEN
15. He will see his land is pleasant and that his resting place is good. But he will agree to carry heavy loads; he will agree to work as a slave.