The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
The archers have sorely grieved him ... The image is here changed to that of a warrior engaged in a deadly contest. The "archers" denote the adversaries of Joseph-his brothers, as well as Potiphar and his wife; and the arrows shot at him were the envy, revenge, temptation, ingratitude of his various opponents.