Kejadian 49:15

49:15 When he sees ¹  a good resting place,

and the pleasant land,

he will bend his shoulder to the burden

and become a slave laborer. ² 

Imamat 25:39

25:39 “‘If your brother becomes impoverished with regard to you so that he sells himself to you, you must not subject him to slave service. ³ 

Imamat 25:1

Regulations for the Sabbatical Year

25:1 The Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai:

1 Raja-raja 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ⁴  King Solomon conscripted ⁵  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ⁶  and the cities of ⁷  Hazor, ⁸  Megiddo, ⁹  and Gezer.

[49:15]  ¹ tn The verb forms in this verse (“sees,” “will bend,” and “[will] become”) are preterite; they is used in a rhetorical manner, describing the future as if it had already transpired.

[49:15]  ² sn The oracle shows that the tribe of Issachar will be willing to trade liberty for the material things of life. Issachar would work (become a slave laborer) for the Canaanites, a reversal of the oracle on Canaan. See C. M. Carmichael, “Some Sayings in Genesis 49,” JBL 88 (1969): 435-44; and S. Gevirtz, “The Issachar Oracle in the Testament of Jacob,” ErIsr 12 (1975): 104-12.

[25:39]  ³ tn Heb “you shall not serve against him service of a slave.” A distinction is being made here between the status of slave and indentured servant.

[9:15]  ⁴ sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[9:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “raised up.”

[9:15]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:15]  ⁷ tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:15]  ⁸ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[9:15]  ⁹ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.