The archers have bitterly grieved him, shot at him and hated him. But his bow remained in strength… Genesis 49:23-24 REFERENCE Genesis 49:22-26 Joseph had many enemies; called ‘Archers’ because they were skillful to do mischief and were masters of the art of persecution. They hated him. They shot their poisonous arrows at him, and thus they sorely grieved him....